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DCCA Newsletter
February 2019
February Membership Meeting
Monday, February 4
7:30 PM
International Student House
1825 R Street NW

Metropolitan Police Department Commander Stuart Emerman of the 3rd District and Commander Duncan Bedlion of the 2 nd  District will talk about public safety issues affecting our neighborhood. (Two Police Districts are represented because our neighborhood includes parts of both Districts.)
If you have public safety topics you want addressed at the meeting, please let us know by Thursday night,
January 31. Send your questions/topics to  info@dupont-circle.org .

Our meetings are always free and open to the public. Bring a friend or neighbor.
Special ANC 2B Meeting
Tuesday February 5
7:00 PM
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 500
NOTE: all meeting attendees will be required to show photo ID to enter the building.

A special meeting ANC 2B will be held on Tuesday, February 5 th , primarily to consider several resolutions providing feedback to the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) on proposed projects. ANC resolutions are given great weight by City agencies, but only contribute to the final decisions. Of particular concern to many residents of Dupont Circle is the plan to install protected bicycle lanes to provide a route from Florida Avenue to the National Mall, which was the subject of much debate at the January ANC meeting. DDOT is in the early planning stage for this project and is accepting feedback from individuals and organizations through February 13 th . Documents and the comment form for this project can be found here .
 
The ANC’s Transportation and Public Infrastructure Committee (TPI) has developed a draft resolution on the bike lane, the full text of which (subject to further modifications by ANC Commissioners) can be found here . While many bicycle commuters would prefer a full-length, two-way protected cycle track on 21 st Street, many residents and business owners in this neighborhood were against that proposal primarily due to the project’s impact on residential parking spaces and temporary loading/unloading. Thus, the TPI committee endeavored to find a solution that could be supported by the majority.

A summary of the ANC’s draft resolution is that it:
  • Supports the installation of a protected bicycle lane in western Dupont with further study focused on the 20th Street alternative within ANC 2B
  • Requests coordination among DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue Deckover and Streetscape project to connect a 20th Street protected bike lane with protected bike lanes to Columbia Road.
  • Resolves to work with FRESHFARM to determine mutually agreeable design and operational expectations for the protected bike lanes during Dupont Circle farmers market hours.
  • Requests that DDOT expedite the consultation and design timeline of the project, completing the installation by the end of 2019.

Meeting agenda and other information about ANC2B activity can be found here .
Local News Links of Note

DC Seeks Reimbursement for Shutdown Losses: City Pape r reports that DC will seek reimbursement for local money spent during the shutdown to cover federal programs.
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Rush to Start Sports Betting: WAMU reports the city’s breakneck pace towards implementing sports betting – made legal by the Supreme Court last May and approved by the DC Council in December – has prompted unease, including among good-government groups, private operators of popular betting platforms and some city lawmakers. Story: https://bit.ly/2RsfITv
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Deaths From Drunk Driving Up in DC Region: WAMU reports the number of people killed by alcohol or drug-impaired driving in the DC region increased in 2017, and accounted for nearly a third of all traffic fatalities. Story: https://bit.ly/2G8QLKD
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DC Charter School Administrators Have High Salaries; Teachers, Lower: City Paper reports that DC charter school administrators have some of the highest school salaries in town while their teachers have some of the lowest. Story: https://bit.ly/2Tox5WL
Join us for another year of civic engagement. Your neighborhood needs you! 
Thanks to those who have rejoined already!! 
DCCA membership is open to residents, businesses and supporters of the Dupont Circle neighborhood according to the Association's  Bylaws. Benefits include discounts from  Preferred Merchants; community service events and social get-togethers!
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