Can we get a listing of all "Major Arterials" posted to the group so
that we don't get tickets due to lack of information? And have the
parking enforcement personnel been informed of the street sweeper hiatus?

Thanks,
Scott

Myers, Mary (DPW) wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> October 6, 2006
>
> Contact:        Mary Myers, DPW
>
>
>
>                 (202) 671-2375
>
>
>
>                        * REMINDER:*
>
>
> *Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Hiatus Starts Monday, December 4,
> 2006 *
>
> /Street Cleaning Along Major Arterials_ Continues_ All Winter./
>
>
> (Washington, DC)  DPW's annual street sweeping hiatus begins Monday,
> Dec. 4, 2006 and runs until Monday, April 2, 2007.  During this time,
> DPW will temporarily suspend weekly (signed) residential street
> cleaning.  During this time, "No Parking/Street Cleaning" restrictions
> will also be lifted.  Residents and visitors who park along posted,
> alternate-side, daytime street sweeping routes will not be required to
> move their cars on street-cleaning days during the sweeper hiatus.
>
> The sweeper hiatus affects posted residential streets only.  Overnight
> sweeping scheduled for the District's major arterials (such as
> Pennsylvania, Georgia, Constitution, Independence Avenues and others)
> will take place as usual all winter, with the attendant parking ban
> during sweeping hours.  Motorists are urged not to park in these areas
> during posted overnight hours.
>
> Additionally, property owners are reminded that they are responsible
> for sweeping and removing litter, leaves and debris from sidewalks and
> tree boxes adjacent to their property, as well as the street area up
> to 18 inches from the curb.
>
>
> ###
>
>
>
>
> Mary L. Myers
>
> Communications Officer
>
> DC Department of Public Works
>
> 2000 14th Street, NW
>
> WDC  20009
>
> (202) 671-2375 - Desk
>
> (202) 345-2930 - Nextel
>
>

Thank you Sandra for your note in the Columbia Heights yahoo group.  I agree 100%!  For the past few days I've just deleted the emails without reading them because it had gotten very personal and nasty, especially with all the Jim Graham discussions.  I too rely on this group for important news and happenings in DC and in our neighborhood.  But if it turns out to just be a long whine session I will be forced to remove myself from the distribution.  I hope it doesn't come to that.  Thanks again for your comments.  I'm right with you!

-Doug
Columbia Heights Resident

Thank you Sandra for your note in the Columbia Heights yahoo group.  I agree 100%!  For the past few days I've just deleted the emails without reading them because it had gotten very personal and nasty, especially with all the Jim Graham discussions.  I too rely on this group for important news and happenings in DC and in our neighborhood.  But if it turns out to just be a long whine session I will be forced to remove myself from the distribution.  I hope it doesn't come to that.  Thanks again for your comments.  I'm right with you!

-Doug
Columbia Heights Resident

As Mr. William Jordan aptly noted this week, the DC Council is 
hurriedly moving forward on an "emergency" bill and amendment that 
would be used to eviscerate the 400' restriction on ABC 
establishments near long-existing schools.  The ABC-
related "emergency" maneuver initially passed last week by a way-too-
busy-to-focus Council is item B16-976.  The current Council agenda 
says it's up for a second reading and a final vote THIS TUESDAY 
December 5th.  

Bill 16-976 must now be recognized and stopped as the pseudo-
emergency that it is.  Given the addition of the dangerous amendment 
that was added, Mr. Graham now should please step forward and ask 
that it be remanded in toto to his committee for due process and 
public comment, especially to ensure whatever is finally passed -- 
including the most dangerous instant amendment approved last week -- 
is consistent with the Council's previously and specifically-
legislated desire to remedy the "restaurant-morph" problem now 
rampant city-wide under the ABC Board's oversight.

Check this week's Current Newspaper for an excellent article. 
Also click below to see the Council agenda online for December 5 
showing a planned final reading and final vote:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/calen66.htm

Here is the full text of the rush job:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/images/00001/20061122155133.pdf

I believe Messrs. Graham and Gray, as well as Ms. Cropp, will be 
receptive to fixing this glaring due process problem.  She admitted 
just this last Tuesday in a public hearing that not all emergency 
legislation seems to be really such an emergency.  If she is 
sincere, as I believe she is, then she MUST pull this blatant 
example for full public review.

The central concern is on the use of the emergency process and the 
hidden goal via amendment of totally eviscerating the 400' 
restriction that has been longstanding for well-established schools, 
churches, and recreation centers WITHOUT due process or public 
comment.  This is clearly not an emergency.  In fact, both Mr. 
Graham and the ABC Board have long admitted there is a problem in 
enforcing the law when licensed restaurants morph into nightclubs, 
taverns, and bars -- so much so that it is a top agenda item for the 
Board to fix, including using legislation recently passed in 2005 
precisely designed to fix the out-of-control situation.  By passing 
this B16-976 now in haste, the problem is exacerbated, not abated.  
ANY changes to the 400' rule, however valid,  demand full vetting by 
the committee publicly, not a vote cloaked as an emergency.

We all should be far less concerned on the provision Mr. Graham 
initially proposed, which is to protect commercial areas where new 
charter schools choose to locate, such as his Columbia Heights, that 
could then freeze out legitimate restaurant development already 
underway for residents there.  Many citizens like me do not oppose 
Graham's original proposal, but it should NOT be passed as 
an "emergency" !

*** The Council must please refuse this emergency ploy and remand 
the B16-976 maneuver to the committee right now for due process and 
public comment !! ***

Please forward this to anyone else you like. And please call some 
council members.

Best regards,
DJMallof
dave20009@...

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The DDOT "Functional Classification" map does not include a category
of "major arterial", but presumably this DPW posting means "principal
arterials". In Ward One, that means only 16th Street and Georgia
Avenue.

Here's a link to the DDOT map:
http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/frames.asp?
doc=/ddot/lib/ddot/information/maps/FClass_E_P.pdf&open=|32399|

-- Jack


--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, Scott Roberts <scott@...> wrote:
>
> Can we get a listing of all "Major Arterials" posted to the group
so
> that we don't get tickets due to lack of information? And have the
> parking enforcement personnel been informed of the street sweeper
hiatus?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> Myers, Mary (DPW) wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > October 6, 2006
> >
> > Contact:        Mary Myers, DPW
> >
> >
> >
> >                 (202) 671-2375
> >
> >
> >
> >                        * REMINDER:*
> >
> >
> > *Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Hiatus Starts Monday,
December 4,
> > 2006 *
> >
> > /Street Cleaning Along Major Arterials_ Continues_ All Winter./
> >
> >
> > (Washington, DC)  DPW's annual street sweeping hiatus begins
Monday,
> > Dec. 4, 2006 and runs until Monday, April 2, 2007.  During this
time,
> > DPW will temporarily suspend weekly (signed) residential street
> > cleaning.  During this time, "No Parking/Street Cleaning"
restrictions
> > will also be lifted.  Residents and visitors who park along
posted,
> > alternate-side, daytime street sweeping routes will not be
required to
> > move their cars on street-cleaning days during the sweeper
hiatus.
> >
> > The sweeper hiatus affects posted residential streets only.
Overnight
> > sweeping scheduled for the District's major arterials (such as
> > Pennsylvania, Georgia, Constitution, Independence Avenues and
others)
> > will take place as usual all winter, with the attendant parking
ban
> > during sweeping hours.  Motorists are urged not to park in these
areas
> > during posted overnight hours.
> >
> > Additionally, property owners are reminded that they are
responsible
> > for sweeping and removing litter, leaves and debris from
sidewalks and
> > tree boxes adjacent to their property, as well as the street area
up
> > to 18 inches from the curb.
> >
> >
> > ###
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mary L. Myers
> >
> > Communications Officer
> >
> > DC Department of Public Works
> >
> > 2000 14th Street, NW
> >
> > WDC  20009
> >
> > (202) 671-2375 - Desk
> >
> > (202) 345-2930 - Nextel
> >
> >
>

Ward 1 and 4 residents and ANC commissioners have been working for
the past year and half to protect open space and create park to
serve north central DC (Columbia Heights, Bloomingdale, LeDroit
Park, Park View, Pleasant Plains, Petworth).

We need you help.  Please write our councilmember and councilmembers
at-large asking them to support park and open space on Soldiers'
Home.

The City Council will vote on a new D.C. Comprehensive Land Use Plan
this month.  The first vote is next Tuesday (Dec. 5).  A second vote
will be Tuesday Dec. 19.

Area ANCs and neighbors have succeeded in getting language in the
Draft Plan that would:

1) recognize Soldiers' Home and McMillan Reservoir as important
open space serving the north central part of the city;  and

2) call for creation of substantial park on the west side of
the Soldiers' Home, as well as on the McMillan filter field site.

Massive development has been planned for both sites.  In the current
federal comprehensive plan they are to be protected as open space
and make accessible to the public.  In the park plan creating D.C.'s
park system these areas were to be a major 500+ acre park to serve
the city as a whole and north central D.C. in particular.  Over
time, this open space has been eroded and is now in danger of being
completely lost.  The Draft Comprehensive Plan would allow for some
development, but would help assure that very substantial park would
also be included in any redevelopment plan.  Residents working
actively to protect open space and create park see the Plan language
as a good compromise.

We need you to call or write to make sure this passes.  You can see
the draft plan at
http://inclusivecity.org/docs.php?ogid=1000001313

Here's a sample letter/email to send to Councilmembers:

Dear Councilmember:

Please support provisions in the Mayor's Draft Comprehensive Plan
that recognize the importance for the District of the open space
corridor from McMillan Reservoir north to Ft. Totten Park and call
for the creation of public park on Soldiers' Home and the McMillan
filter field.

The Mayors' Draft Plan recognizes that north central DC is very
underserved by park.  Neighborhoods between 16th St. and the Redline
of the Metro have less than 2 acres of park per 1000 residents.  The
Draft Comprehensive Plan notes that other planning agencies see 4-5
acres per 1000 residents as a normal standard.  Neighborhoods west
of Rock Creek Park have 11.6 acres of park per 1000 residents.
Historically, Soldiers' Home and McMillan Reservoir were supposed to
provide park and open space for this part of the city.

Please support the following provisions of the Nov. 21,2006 Mark-
Up:
Area Elements Sections:  RCE-2.5; (esp. Policy RCE-2.5.1, Policy RCE
2.5.3-4);  MC-2.6 (esp. MC-2.6.1, MC-2.6.2);
City-Wide Elements:  PROS-1.4; PROS-3.1; PROS-3.3.

Sincerely,



Here are the email addresses for Councilmembers Fenty and Graham, ,
the Councilmembers at-large and Chairwoman Cropp and their staff:

amfenty@...; tpozen@...; jim@...;
tloza@...; lcropp@...; rmiller@...;
cschwartz@...;;lsmith@...; dcatania@...;
lbumbalo@...; pmendelson@...;
mbattle@...; kbrown@...; skranz@...;


All councilmembers can be emailed at:
dccouncilmembers@...

If you prefer calling, councilmembers phone numbers and other
contact information can be found at:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us
or by calling Chairwoman Cropp's office at:  (202) 724-8032

In the interest of keeping this listserv topical, please keep
postings relevant to Ward 1 events, relevant news, and local
politics.  Thanks.

--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, "J.J.G." <gewissensbisse@...> wrote:
>
> Come hear RAY MCGOVERN on: "Top Ten Reasons Why Robert Gates is
Rumsfeld-Lite
> Also Speaking: CHRISTOPHER HEDGES, REP. CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, and DEBRA
SWEET.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
> WHEN: Monday, December 4, 7:30pm
> WHERE: George Washington Univ., 2201 G Street NW, Funger Hall, room
108 (Foggy Bottom metro)
> WHAT: "It's Worse Than You Think-- Where the Bush Regime is Taking
the World and Why They
> Still Must Be Stopped -- Teach-in sponsored by World Cant Wait
Drive Out the Bush Regime, the
> Bush Crimes Commission, and the George Washington University
Progressive Student Union.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
>
> On the evening before the Senate takes up the nomination of Gates
for defense secretary,
> former CIA analyst Ray McGovern will lay out facts on Gates
history soft-pedaled by the NY
> Times and Washington Post. McGoverns acquaintance with Gates goes
back to the early 70s when
> Gates worked in McGovern's branch at CIA. McGovern will speak on:
>
> * His affidavit showing that Gates invented intelligence to grease
the skids for the illegal
> sale of weapons to Iran in the 80s ( see
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/112306.html ).
> * How 20 years of Gates-modeled careerism at the CIA enabled George
Tenet to invent weapons of
> mass destruction to get Congress to vote for war on Iraq;
> * Why the same Gates who pushed Reagan to bomb Nicaragua is not
likely to stand up to renewed
> pressure by "the crazies" to bomb Iran;
> * How to ensure that these issues are raised at the Senate hearing
on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
>
> Gates is the one most responsible for institutionalizing the
politicization of intelligence
> analysis by setting the example and promoting malleable managers
more interested in career
> advancement than in the ethos of speaking truth to power.
>
> -Ray McGovern (The Cheney-Gates Cabal,
>
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/09/the_cheneygates_cabal.php
>
> Christopher Hedges, Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Debra Sweet will also
speak at the Monday night
> forum on how the Bush Agenda continues to impact the planet in
disastrous ways, why people
> cannot wait until 2008 to drive out this regime and reverse the
current course of war,
> torture, lies, theocracy, the crimes of Katrina.
>
> Christopher Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, theologian
and author, former New York
> Times Middle East bureau chief, currently Lecturer in the Council
of the Humanities, Princeton
> University. Author of War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning and
upcoming book American
> Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America.  He will
address the Bush
> administrations moves toward theocracy and its influence on the
impending war on Iran.
>
> Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the first African-American Congresswoman
from Georgia, unstinting
> critic of Bush administration policies, will speak to the
administrations continuing failure
> to respond to the terrible consequences of Hurricane Katrina.
>
> Ray McGovern, a retired 27-year veteran of the CIA, co-founder of
Veteran Intelligence
> Professionals for Sanity. Besides commenting on the Gates
nomination, he will discuss CIA's
> recent performance on Iraq and Iran and the invaluable contribution
of patriotic truth
> telling (aka leaking) in an administration obsessed with secrecy.
>
> Debra Sweet, National Coordinator of World Can't Wait - Drive Out
the Bush Regime, organizer
> of the nationwide anti-Bush actions of October 5, will speak on the
continuing necessity to
> drive out the Bush regime and repudiate its program.
>
> More info: www.worldcantwait.org,
> www.bushcommission.org http://studentorgs.gwu.edu/gwsolidarity
>
> World Can't Wait DC Chapter
> (202) 536-4313
> dc@...
>

What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.

Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.

We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.

Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.

Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham

Dear Friends,

 

At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 ^th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14^th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus

 

What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.

 

Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.

 

We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.

 

Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.

 

Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.

 

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham

--


I typically answer emails before 9 AM on weekdays. If you email me after that, it is likely that you will hear from me the next weekday. If there is a need to communicate prior to that, you may wish to call me.

Jim Graham, Councilmember, Ward One, 1350 Pa. Ave., NW, #105, Washington, DC 20004. 202-724-8181; 202-724-8109 (fax).

Chairman, Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Main Committee Number: 202-724-8198. 1350 Pa. Ave., NW, #112, Washington, DC 20004.

Website: www.grahamwone.com

COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WARD ONE


PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Alan Heymann
December 5, 2006
(202) 724-8031


NEW D.C. BUILDINGS TO GO GREEN;
HISTORIC BILL PASSES COUNCIL


Washington, DC - New construction in the District would have to meet strict
environmental standards starting in late 2007, under a bill unanimously
passed by the DC Council today.

"This bill means cleaner air and water, healthier students and more
productive employees," said Councilmember Jim Graham, who introduced the
Green Building Act with Chairman Linda Cropp, Councilmember Phil Mendelson
(At Large) and Councilmember Sharon Ambrose (Ward Six). "Here, we also have
the chance to take the lead among green cities."

Councilmember Graham held three hearings on this bill, and pressed to move
it forward this year.

The LEED and Energy Star standards in the bill are nationally recognized and
used in jurisdictions in all 50 states. But the District of Columbia would
be the first jurisdiction in the country to include private-sector
construction in its green building requirements. The standards include the
use of lower-impact construction materials, the generation of less waste
during construction, and the operation of heating and cooling systems that
consume less energy.

District government buildings would meet green building standards first, by
2007. Buildings funded by the District would follow in 2008. Then, in 2012,
private buildings would be required to meet the standards.

"We've achieved near total consensus here," said Councilmember Graham. "The
task force I put together included all the stakeholders, from
environmentalists and city planners to engineers and builders. They met six
times. We have a bill that has wonderful support."

For more information on the LEED green building standards, please visit the
U.S. Green Building Council website at <http://www.usgbc.org>

The District of Columbia Green Building Act of 2005 is available online
here:
<http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/lims/getleg1.asp?legno=b16-0515>


###





Alan Heymann
Director, Communications and Constituent Services
Councilmember Jim Graham
aheymann@...
www.grahamwone.com

Dear Friends,

 

At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 ^th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14^th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus

 

What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.

 

Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.

 

We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.

 

Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.

 

Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.

 

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham

Press Release
For Release on December 6, 2006

Contact:
Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District    (BID)
Josh Gibson
202-997-0783
josh@...

“Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers
Just in Time for the Holidays

Shoppers to receive novelty passport while shopping neighborhood sales,
get it stamped in each store, then redeem it for restaurant discounts

WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2006 — From December 8-10, savvy shoppers
will have an opportunity to discover a world of unique, cutting-edge
fashion while saving big money in Washington’s most dynamic and diverse
neighborhood.

During the three days of the event, shoppers will be given a novelty
passport by participating fashion retailers, each of whom will be
offering special discounts.  In each subsequent store shoppers visit,
they will receive a stamp in that store’s corresponding box in the
passport.  After getting five stamps in the passport, a hungry or
thirsty shopper can stop by participating restaurants and display their
passport for savings on tasty food and drink.

“Adams Morgan is full of undiscovered and lesser-known clothing stores
and fashion gems,” said Josh Gibson, Executive Director of the Adams
Morgan Partnership BID, the event organizer.  “During this holiday
season, folks are so tired of shopping on auto-pilot at a suburban mall,
and then finding out they’re dressed just like everyone else is.  By
visiting Adams Morgan for the Passport to Fashion, they will discover
unique clothing and have fun while they are doing it.  Instead of
drudging their way through the mall, they will save big on cool duds,
enjoy a kind of scavenger hunt, get their passport stamped, then finish
up the day with the food and drink our neighborhood is known for.”

Fashion Participants (each will offer a discount to all customers;
distribute/stamp passports)
•    Bazaar Atlas, 2405 18th Street, (202) 332-4911, 40% off everything
•    The District Line, 2118 18th Street, (202) 232-5558,
www.thedistrictline.com, 20% off non-sale items
•    Kobos Afrikan Clothiers, 2444 18th Street, (202) 332-9580,
www.kobosclothiers.com, 10-20% off everything
•    Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th Street, (202) 265-6546,
www.meepsonu.com, 15% off any one vintage item
•    Shake Your Booty Shoes, 2439 18th Street, (202) 518-8205,
www.shakeyourbootyshoes.com, 25% off all regular-priced merchandise
•    Spoiled Rotten Canine Boutique, 2206 18th Street, (202) 462-PETS,
www.spoiled-pets.com, 15% off all fashion items
•    Unsung Designers, 2412 18th Street (in the alley, pink doors),
(202) 234-1788, www.unsungdesigners.com, 10% off everything

Restaurant Participants (each will offer a discount to customers
providing a completed passport)
•    Bardia’s New Orleans Café, 2412 18th Street, (202) 234-0420, 20%
off everything
•    Left Bank, 2424 18th Street, (202) 464-2100, www.leftbankdc.com,
25% off everything (closed Friday lunch)
•    L’Enfant Café Bar, 2000 18th Street, (202) 319-1800,
www.lenfantcafe.com, buy one get one free drinks (closed Friday lunch)
•    Perry’s, 1811 Columbia Road, (202) 234-6218,
www.perrysadamsmorgan.com, selected discount bottles of wine for just
$15 (closed Friday and Saturday lunch)

Last month, a similar passport-themed event featuring Adams Morgan
design/furniture businesses was a big success.  The Adams Morgan
Partnership BID plans to organize monthly “Passport to…” events every
month or two from now on, in an effort to highlight underappreciated
elements of the local economy and expand their customer base.

Those visiting Adams Morgan for the “Passport to Fashion” are encouraged
to use Metro.  Those driving can take advantage of the BID’s “Cheap
Daytime Parking” program--just park in the Colonial Parking Garage at
2421 18th Street, get the parking ticket stamped at a participating
business, and pay just $2 for two hours of parking (7AM-6PM only, seven
days a week).


Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
On August 22, 2005 Mayor Anthony Williams formally signed off on the
creation of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(AMPBID).  Parallel DC Council action was ably and successfully
shepherded by Ward One Councilmember Jim Graham.  The mission of the BID
is to promote a clean and safe Adams Morgan.  AMPBID funds go towards
additional cleaning of the neighborhood’s sidewalks and streets, the
provision of supplemental security services, and the development of
promotional activities.  A  full-time executive manages these services,
develop partnerships with local agencies, and provides the business
district with “a seat at the table” in discussions with governmental and
other groups.  BID services are funded by a self-imposed assessment on
commercial property owners within the Adams Morgan neighborhood.

WASHINGTON Metro is changing thousands of signs and maps as the transit system prepares to extend the yellow line by five stops.

Beginning December 31st, trains will run beyond the Mount Vernon Square/Seventh Street-Convention Center station to Fort Totten during off-peak hours. The 18-month pilot program will allow passengers to travel to four stations now served only by the green line. Those stations are: Shaw-Howard University; 'U' Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo; Columbia Heights; and Georgia Avenue-Petworth. Fort Totten is now served by green and red line trains. The decision to extend the yellow line was made at the request of community groups and residents in the area. D-C will pay the more than five and a-half (m) million dollars in costs. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 
 

 

Thanks for the wonderful news!  This is great for anyone who likes to
take Metro to National Airport but doesn't like having to switch
trains.

--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...> wrote:
>
> WASHINGTON Metro is changing thousands of signs and maps as the
transit system prepares to extend the yellow line by five stops.
> Beginning December 31st, trains will run beyond the Mount Vernon
Square/Seventh Street-Convention Center station to Fort Totten during
off-peak hours.
> The 18-month pilot program will allow passengers to travel to four
stations now served only by the green line. Those stations are: Shaw-
Howard University; 'U' Street/African-American Civil War
Memorial/Cardozo; Columbia Heights; and Georgia Avenue-Petworth.
> Fort Totten is now served by green and red line trains.
> The decision to extend the yellow line was made at the request of
community groups and residents in the area. D-C will pay the more than
five and a-half (m) million dollars in costs.
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may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>

Just a quick reminder about this neighborhood-friendly,
holiday-friendly, fashion-friendly event. It runs all day Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.  As featured on the cover of last week's
Washington Business Journal and on washingtonpost.com

Thanks,
Josh


Press Release
For Release on December 6, 2006

Contact:
Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(BID)           Josh Gibson
202-997-0783                       josh@...
“Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers
Just in Time for the Holidays

Shoppers to receive novelty passport while shopping neighborhood sales,
get it stamped in each store, then redeem it for restaurant discounts

WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2006 — From December 8-10, savvy shoppers
will have an opportunity to discover a world of unique, cutting-edge
fashion while saving big money in Washington’s most dynamic and diverse
neighborhood.
During the three days of the event, shoppers will be given a novelty
passport by participating fashion retailers, each of whom will be
offering special discounts.  In each subsequent store shoppers visit,
they will receive a stamp in that store’s corresponding box in the
passport.  After getting five stamps in the passport, a hungry or
thirsty shopper can stop by participating restaurants and display their
passport for savings on tasty food and drink.
“Adams Morgan is full of undiscovered and lesser-known clothing stores
and fashion gems,” said Josh Gibson, Executive Director of the Adams
Morgan Partnership BID, the event organizer.  “During this holiday
season, folks are so tired of shopping on auto-pilot at a suburban mall,
and then finding out they’re dressed just like everyone else is.  By
visiting Adams Morgan for the Passport to Fashion, they will discover
unique clothing and have fun while they are doing it.  Instead of
drudging their way through the mall, they will save big on cool duds,
enjoy a kind of scavenger hunt, get their passport stamped, then finish
up the day with the food and drink our neighborhood is known for.”

Fashion Participants (each will offer a discount to all customers;
distribute/stamp passports)
•    Bazaar Atlas, 2405 18th Street, (202) 332-4911, 40% off everything
•    The District Line, 2118 18th Street, (202) 232-5558,
www.thedistrictline.com, 20% off non-sale items
•    Kobos Afrikan Clothiers, 2444 18th Street, (202) 332-9580,
www.kobosclothiers.com, 10-20% off everything
•    Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th Street, (202) 265-6546,
www.meepsonu.com, 15% off any one vintage item
•    Shake Your Booty Shoes, 2439 18th Street, (202) 518-8205,
www.shakeyourbootyshoes.com, 25% off all regular-priced merchandise
•    Spoiled Rotten Canine Boutique, 2206 18th Street, (202) 462-PETS,
www.spoiled-pets.com, 15% off all fashion items
•    Unsung Designers, 2412 18th Street (in the alley, pink doors),
(202) 234-1788, www.unsungdesigners.com, 10% off everything

Restaurant Participants (each will offer a discount to customers
providing a completed passport)
•    Bardia’s New Orleans Café, 2412 18th Street, (202) 234-0420, 20%
off everything
•    Left Bank, 2424 18th Street, (202) 464-2100, www.leftbankdc.com,
25% off everything (closed Friday lunch)
•    L’Enfant Café Bar, 2000 18th Street, (202) 319-1800,
www.lenfantcafe.com, buy one get one free drinks (closed Friday lunch)
•    Perry’s, 1811 Columbia Road, (202) 234-6218,
www.perrysadamsmorgan.com, selected discount bottles of wine for just
$15 (closed Friday and Saturday lunch)

Last month, a similar passport-themed event featuring Adams Morgan
design/furniture businesses was a big success.  The Adams Morgan
Partnership BID plans to organize monthly “Passport to…” events every
month or two from now on, in an effort to highlight underappreciated
elements of the local economy and expand their customer base.

Those visiting Adams Morgan for the “Passport to Fashion” are encouraged
to use Metro.  Those driving can take advantage of the BID’s “Cheap
Daytime Parking” program--just park in the Colonial Parking Garage at
2421 18th Street, get the parking ticket stamped at a participating
business, and pay just $2 for two hours of parking (7AM-6PM only, seven
days a week).


Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
On August 22, 2005 Mayor Anthony Williams formally signed off on the
creation of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(AMPBID).  Parallel DC Council action was ably and successfully
shepherded by Ward One Councilmember Jim Graham.  The mission of the BID
is to promote a clean and safe Adams Morgan.  AMPBID funds go towards
additional cleaning of the neighborhood’s sidewalks and streets, the
provision of supplemental security services, and the development of
promotional activities.  A  full-time executive manages these services,
develop partnerships with local agencies, and provides the business
district with “a seat at the table” in discussions with governmental and
other groups.  BID services are funded by a self-imposed assessment on
commercial property owners within the Adams Morgan neighborhood.

Scape-goating schools and recreation centers is not the way to bring
quality sitdown restaurants to our neighborhoods.  While the industry
may support the repeal the 400ft rule ws hardly on the radar screen for
the resturant industry.   My guess is that of all regulations the
industry would prefer straight forward regulations like the 400ft rule
than the maze of law and regulations we currently have.   The 400ft rule
is simple in "no" and  out "yes".    Want a resturant with an ABC
license buy or lease outside the 400ft limit. Actually, the 400ft rule
is probably good for a commercial districts because as a side affect it
reserves areas for other retail because they don't have to compete
directlly with entities that can pay the rent simply by serving more
booze.

In fact the ability to get an ABC license can raise the cost  of a
retail space by $100K or more in value. By eliminating the 400ft rule
the side effect is to put a $100K burden on book stores, boutiques,
hobby craft  and other retail that may be interested on our
neighborhoods.   These business have a hard enough time locating to our
communities without this kind of burden of having to compete against
liquor.  Adams Morgan is a classic example working hard for retail
diversity in its commercial corridor.   But the market is so heavily
restaurant/bar that it's hard to build retail momentum.  Like
restaurant/bars other retail works better in clusters, it's difficult to
build these clusters because the restaurant/bar dynamic fits easier into
the market. Forcing residence to respond with even more
counterproductive moratoriums.  It is unfortunate that the combination
of parochial special favor/lazy politics, Urban Disney arrogance and
bias against our schools is working against what most of us want,
diverse and robust retail in our commercial corridors.  In fact we
should almost be tempted to increase the 400ft rule to 600ft.   If we
  thought more so outside of the box and outside ourselves we would
realize the the staff/parents and even students are a base in our market
that could support bookstores, boutiques and other retail that we all
want to see.    This combined with some regulatory streamlining, serious
policing, DDOT working to plan and so on  the 400ft rule is actually in
our favor.

Overall repealing the 400ft rule as executed by  Mr. Graham was a
loose-loose for all of us including the restaurant industry and
developers.   And Mr. Graham's apologists just compound the error.   For
the industry it may have gained a handful of locations, but it also got
more complexity added to the regulatory regime which is really the
bigger obstacle a health industry.
(http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2005/05/23/editorial1.html\
).
   While an individual  developer or two may have gotten a short cut,  as
communities realize they are getting sameness citizens will begin to
demand mandatory inclusionary retail zoning and will turn more to a
greater reliance on voluntary agreements and other governement measures
as a development tools.  Of course we as citizens loose.  First we lost
lost leverage by being shutout of the process via Mr. Grahams
legislative maneuvering.  We gained the right to get more of what we
already have or can easily get restaurant/bars and lost an opportunity
to leverage greater diversity in out neighborhood commercial districts.
  As well serious efforts to attract and sustain sitdown resturants that
can really fill a void in our communities was lost because we falsely
believe we complished this by repealing the 400ft rule.  As well we have
increased distrust and antagonism within the community and lost a
willingnesss to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.

It is not too late for wisdom to prevail over self serving politics.
We must urge the council to send Bill 16-696 or whatever it is now back
committee in the second reading.  Then we need to at least bring
together the Ward 1 parties to help craft some sensible legislation
that's designed to meet overall  and sensible goals.  It makes little
sense to have 4 ANCs,  4 Mainstreet groups, CDCs, NCRC, developers and
experienced individuals and take time to bring this mind power together
to address this issue.   Mr. Graham must be encouraged to take up the
mantle of true leadership  and lead us through a sensible process to
produce a Bill that is actually Win-Win

William

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