Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Week Ahead…. & City Council Fumbles Attempt to Name 2^nd Street SE after Local Activist

by Larry Janezich

City Council Fumbles Attempt to Name 2nd Street SE after Local Activist

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson came to ANC6D last Tuesday, hat in hand, to discuss what seemed to be an attempt by the Committee of the Whole to ride roughshod over the ANC and resident’s opposition to the ceremonial naming of the 200 block of 2nd Street, SE, “Richard Rausch Way”.  Rausch, a longtime DC home rule and Democratic activist who died in 2007, resided on the street.  The ANC had not received timely notice of the proposal, and when it finally did, voted to oppose it.  That decision, however, had not been conveyed to Mendelson before the bill was scheduled for consideration by the Committee on the Whole.  At the last minute, after a flurry of emails from angry commissioners, the bill was pulled from the agenda after CM Allen interceded with Mendelson.

At his request, ANC6B invited Mendelson, and Councilmembers Bonds and Allen to make a presentation at the next full ANC meeting on February 13 regarding naming the street for Rausch or possibly providing another commemoration.

Commissioners are likely to take the opportunity to platform other recent instances where the city has failed to notify ANC6B of pending city action.  Commissioner Jennifer Samolyk, in whose single member district the street lies, was particularly put off that no one from the Council had reached out to her on this issue, even after the bill was pulled from the agenda.  Samolyk said:  “The last minute notice is an indication of how the City Council has treated us…I’m really frustrated at the way this has been dealt with.”  Commissioner Krepp echoed that frustration, telling Mendelson that the ANC had heard “nada, zero, zippo” on the city’s bid to attract Amazon to Reservation 13 prior to the Mayor’s announcement.

For WaPo obit on Rausch, see here  http://wapo.st/2r5t5B1

The Week Ahead…

Monday, January 15

Observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday.  DC City Government is closed.

Special Event on Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Birthday.  Liberty Baptist Church, 527 Kentucky Avenue, SE.  11:00am – 2:00pm.  In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, the community of DC will personally serve around 500 individuals with a new pair of shoes.  Volunteers should arrive at 10:00am for a brief training and assignments for the event.

Tuesday, January 16

ANC6A ABC Committee meets at 7:00pm at Sherwood Recreation Center, 10^th and G Streets, NE.

The draft agenda is as follows:

Discussion of request for new restaurant liquor license from Truth Hookah/Cigar, LLC t/a

The Capitol Hill Board of Directors meeting will be held at 6:30pm, Capitol Hill Townhomes, 750 6^th Street, SE.

Agenda not available at press time.

Potomac Avenue SE Triangle Park Redesign.

Final Community Meeting to pick final design for two Potomac Avenue, SE, Triangle Parks – 7:00pm at Friendship Chamberlain School, 1345 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Next steps:  Tuesday, February 6, 7:00pm (St. Coletta of Greater Washington),  Presentation of final design to ANC 6B07 Planning & Zoning Committee; and Tuesday, February 13, 7:00pm (Hill Center): Presentation of final design to full ANC 6B at monthly ANC meeting.

Wednesday, January 17

ANC6A Economic Development and Zoning Committee meets at 7:00pm, Sherwood Recreation Center, 10^th and G Streets, NE.

Agenda item:

Maury Elementary Play Space: Consideration of current plans for Maury Elementary renovation, and balance between parking and child play space requirements.

Thursday, January 18

The Hill East Task Force meets at 7:00pm at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1901 Independence Avenue, SE.

Agenda:

Presentation of the DDOT Traffic Study of specific ANC6B areas in Hill East

ANC6B Votes To Oppose Ebenezer Church’s Mechanical Parking Lift

by Larry Janezich

ANC6B voted to oppose Ebenezer Church’s effort to put a 19 car mechanical parking lift behind the church at 4^th and D Streets, SE.  The vote was 4 – 2 with 2 abstentions.  The church is likely to pursue the plan before the Historic Preservation Review Board despite the ANC’s opposition.

The vote came on whether the design of the structure was historically compatible with the neighborhood, but the decision was more about the related questions of preserving interior green space, opposition to a necessary curb cut on 5^th Street to permit access to the parking, and the impact on abutting neighbors.

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society weighed in, opposing the project on these these points as well as the precedent the plan would establish regarding a new parking lot inside a square.

Nearby neighbors were divided; some in favor of the parking plan and some opposed.  Residents of D Street welcomed the parking relief the project would bring.  Residents of 5th Street opposed the traffic issues which they see resulting from the curb cut.  Residents with home abutting the church complained about quality of life issues and the potential devaluation of their properties.

Representatives of the architect for the project – R. McGhee and Associates – pushed back, urging the ANC to stick to the historic preservation design issue before them, and deferring consideration of other associated issues until the official request for a curb cut comes back before them.

Commissioners were divided as well.  ANC6B Commissioner James Loots said that there were numerous concerns raised by the parking plan, but he was persuaded by the need to preserve green space in the Historic District, noting that the ANC had recently taken this position on a Historic Preservation Application for a building on 7^th Street, SE.  Commissioner Nick Burger supported the parking plan, saying that the design of the structure was ok from a historic compatibility standpoint, and that parking was an issue neighbors raised with every new development that came before the ANC.  Here, he said,  is a project where the developers were trying to do something about parking.  At least one commissioner expressed support for the historic preservation application but announced opposition to the curb cut.

ANC6B Chair Chander Jayaraman said that the Historic Preservation Office knows what the regulations are, and depends on the ANC opinion to provide facts and considerations they don’t know about which are not strictly related to the project.  The issue is not solely one of historic preservation, he said, and rhetorically asked how it made sense to support the Historic Preservation Application and oppose a Public Space Application for a curb cut.

The vote does not necessarily mean that the fight is over.  The church is likely to pursue the parking plan directly in a hearing before the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), which, according to the architect, has previously indicated support for the reduction in street parking the plan would bring.  If HPRB chooses to approve the plan over the opposition of the ANC, it would not be the first time.

Commissioners Jayaraman, Loots, Ridge, and Samolyk voted to oppose the project.  Commissioners Burger and Oldenburg voted to support the project, though Oldenburg announced she was opposed to a curb cut.  Commissioners Krepp and Grace abstained.  Commissioners Hoskins and Hagedorn were absent.

New Leadership for ANC6B as Dan Ridge Is Elected Chair by Unanimous Vote

by Larry Janezich

Tuesday night, at its regular January meeting, Dan Ridge, ANC6B 09, was elected Chair by a unanimous vote of the Commission.  The vote was straight forward on a prearranged slate of candidates.  Other offices were filled by the same en bloc vote.

Asked for comment, the often-whimsical Ridge told Capitol Hill Corner:  “ANC 6B held officer elections tonight at about 10:00pm at the end of its January meeting. The result was a mild perturbation of deck chairs. Secretary Ridge became Chair, Chair Jayaraman became Vice Chair, Vice Chair Hoskins rotated out while Treasurer Burger and Parliamentarian Loots remained at their posts. Former Secretary and Chair Oldenburg returns as Secretary.

Those elected accepted their lots with quiet resignation. These are the folks you want to have around when someone needs to go down with a ship, though ANC 6B is in no such peril itself.

The greatest peril before the ANC may be that its meetings are longer than some transcontinental flights and a cycle of meetings for a month, in man hours, is longer than some Atlantic passages by ship. Even this is not enough to let every neighbor and grievance be heard.”

Serving as Chair of ANC6B is demanding.  ANC6B is one of the most active in the city, dealing with numerous contentious issues:  the redevelopment of RFK, the development of Reservation 13, the future of DC General homeless shelter, development of Southeast Pennsylvania Avenue, redesign of Potomac/Pennsylvania Avenue intersection, development of the Southwest Boulevard, construction in the Capitol Hill Historic District, the Barracks Row/lower 8^th/close-in Pennsylvania Avenue commercial districts, Eastern Market, redesign of Eastern Market Metro Plaza, CSX Tunnel reconstruction, and commercial use of residences in close proximity to the U.S. Capitol.

ANC6B has been perhaps the most active commission in the city in terms of innovative use of their advisory role in the issuance of liquor licenses to control rats.  Retiring ANC6B Chair Chander Jayaraman – in his dual role of ANC6B Chair and Chair of the Alcohol Beverage Control Committee – spearheaded efforts to use liquor licenses to require restaurants to adopt best operating practices to control rats.  ANC6B activists prompted Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen to introduce rodent control legislation now pending before the City Council.

ANC’s are the liaison between the city’s residents and the legislative and executive branches of city government, who are required by regulation to give “great weight” to ANC recommendations.  ANC’s weigh in on matters regarding liquor licenses, construction regulations, public health, transportation, public space and historic preservation, among others.  Commissioners are non-partisan unpaid volunteers.

The Week Ahead…RFK Update on  Monday & the Full ANC6B takes up Ebenezer Parking Lifts/Circulator on Tuesday

By Larry Janezich

Monday, January 8

ANC6D meets at 7:00pm, 1100 4^th Street, SW, second floor. 

Among items on the draft agenda:

Public Safety Report- First District MPD (PSA 105 & PSA 106) Lt. Queen, Lt. Robinson

Presentation:  NEAR Act

Presentation:  Anacostia Riverkeeper Initiative

Presentation:  Office of the People’s Council – Cheryl Morse – Proposed Pepco Rate Hike Resolution

Officina, 1120 Maine Avenue, SW”, application for a new restaurant liquor license

InterContinental Hotel, 801 Water St, SW: Amd 1 to Settlement Agreement- additional Summer Garden

Due South, 301 Water Street, SE: Amd 2 to restaurant liquor license – additional occupancy in Summer Garden #2

LaVie, 949 Wharf Street, SW: Amd to liquor license re hours

Smithsonian Public Space Permit Application

Report on Traffic Control Plan at the Wharf

Zoning adjustment for new condo project at 950 South Capitol Street, SW. Minor Mod.ification to add PH Habitable Space – Dennis Hughes, Holland & Knight

Waterfront Station II “CVS Lot” Pre-filing Presentation – rental units, retail, theater

Expansion of SW BID

88 V Street, SW Minor Modification rental residential, retail mixed use project

The Yards Parking Lot 5-Year Extension

The Yards Movie Theater PUD Extension

100 South Potomac Ave. Traffic Plan

Election of ANC6D officers

ANC6C Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee meets at 7:00pm, Kaiser Permanente, 700 2^nd Street, NE

On the agenda:

Travel Traders Retail, Inc. 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Retailer’s Class “B”  Single Sales Request

CANCELLED – WILL BE RESCHEDULED.  Events DC will host the first of four (4) quarterly meetings in the Media Room, located on the 4th floor of the RFK Stadium Administrative Offices, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Access to offices are at Gate A, adjacent to Lot 5.

This meeting and all other meetings are for the purposes of sharing information. Information will include the past, current and future scheduled activities, on and around the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus, neighborhood concerns related to RFK Stadium-Armory activities, productive discussion about collaborative solutions to potential disruptions to daily community life, general neighborhood affairs and Events DC updates.

Tuesday, January 9

ANC6B meets at 7:00pm at Hill Center

Among the items on the draft agenda:

Election of ANC6B Officers

523 8th Street LLC, d/b/a Ambar, 523 8th Street SE; Zoning adjustment – variance to extend rear of existing building to lot line and construct a 1st floor addition and new 3rd floor with a retractable roof

407½ 4th Street SE, Zoning adjustment – special exception to construct a two-story rear addition to an existing one-family dwelling.

213 3rd Street SE, Zoning adjustment – special exception/variance.  Two-story single family residential home on an existing, vacant alley lot.

400 D Street, SE, Ebenezer Church Development, Concept/construct 5 new townhouses – Historic Preservation application for parking lifts in rear of property

326 A Street, SE, reconsideration of a Historic Preservation application for concept/new three-story side and rear additions

660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (Le Pain Quotidian) Public Space Application to move and re-install an existing iron rail at corner of 7th and Pennsylvania Ave and add new matching rail fence to enclose

Report on SE Boulevard & Barney Circle Study (Public Meeting #2

Report on discussion on the Request to repave 8th Street SE (north of the 300 block)

Letter to DDOT on Proposed Changes to Circulator Bus Routes

Letter to DDOT re notice of intent to remove parking at the intersection of 8th & A Street, SE

Discussion and vote on Hine Project developer proposal to provide ANC office space as part of the co-working tenant facility rather than provide separate space per the PUD requirement

Wednesday, January 10

ANC6C meets at 7:00pm, Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Among items on the draft agenda: 

Election of ANC6C Officers and Committee Chairs and confirmation of committee members

Follow-up letter requesting protected bicycle route on Louisiana Avenue

Travel Traders Retail, Inc., 400 New Jersey Avenue, single sales request re retail liquor license

Indigo Restaurant, 243 K Street NE, Public Space application – conversion to enclosed sidewalk café

1108 5th Street NE – Zoning adjustment – special exception to construct a two-story rear addition

Consideration of proposed changes to zoning rules of measurement for basements, cellars, and building heights

Suggestions for amending zoning rules for rooftops, upper-floor additions, and special exception standards

Update on NoMa parks

Community access to recreational spaces

Thursday, January 11

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelsohn meets community members for informant conversations – Evening Chat “Chill with Phil” at Halftime Sports Bar.  5:30pm – 8:00pm.  1427 H Street, NE

ANC6A meets at 7:00pm at Miner Elementary School, 601 15^th Street, NE

Among items on the draft agenda:

Election of ANC6A officers.

Election of members and leaders of ANC6B permanent committees for 2018 as follows:

Economic Development and Zoning Committee – Brad Greenfield (Chair), Jake Joyce, Missy Boyette, Michael Hoenig, Stephanie Zimny

Transportation and Public Safety Committee Todd Sloves (Chair), Jeff Fletcher, Andrea Adleman, Hassan Christian, Elizabeth Nelson

Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee- Jay Williams(Co-Chair), Christopher Seagle (Co-Chair), Roger Caruth, Michael Herman, Justin Rzepka, Mark Sambur.

Community Outreach Committee- Roni Hollmon (Chair), Gladys Mack, Joyce West.

Presentation:  FRESHFARM H Street NE Farmers Market – Amber Breitenberg

Presentation:  Metropolitan Police Department First District Sector 2 Captain John Knutsen

Presentation:  Streetcar Storage and Maintenance Facility Needs Assessment Study – Veronica O. Davis

Consideration of a motion that ANC6A withdraw its protest of Nomad Hookah Bar’s request for later sidewalk cafe hours

Consideration of a recommendation that ANC6A support the concept proposed in legislation authored by Councilmember Charles Allen to create a School Parking Zone Program, because it seeks to address the fact that DC Public Schools are being forced to prioritize parking on school property over recreational space

Consideration of a recommendation that ANC6A ask DDOT to investigate pedestrian safety around Miner Elementary School as well as establish or review its “Safe Routes to Schools” plan

128 Seventeenth (17th) Street NE – Consideration of a recommendation that ANC6A send a letter of support to BZA for a special exception from the requirement that a rear addition extend no more than 10 feet beyond a neighboring structure to construct a rear addition to an existing one-family dwelling at 128 Seventeenth (17th) Street NE in the RF-1 zone on condition that the applicants make best efforts to get letters of support from neighbors

CHRS Zoning Committee meets at 7:30pm at Kirby House, 420 10^th Street, SE

Saturday, January 13

Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) sponsor a book sale at Southeast Library, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Looking Ahead:

Special Event on Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Birthday.  Community Show Distribution at Liberty Baptis Church,, 527 Kentucky Avenue, SE.  11:00am – 2:00;m.  In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, the community of DC will personally serve around 500 individuals with a new pair of shoes. Volunteers should arrive at 10:00am for a brief training and assignments for the event.

The Hill East Task Force will present the DDOT Traffic Study of specific ANC6B areas at a public meeting on January 18, 2018 at 7:00pm in the cafeteria at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1901 Independence Avenue SE.

How Proposed April 1 Circulator Changes Will Affect the SE Capitol Hill Community

by Larry Janezich

Proposed changes to two of the Circulator Bus’s six routes will directly impact residents of Southeast Capitol Hill and Anacostia starting April 1.  Some 30 residents endured frigid weather Thursday night to appear at a DDOT public hearing on Barracks Row called to hear public comment on the proposed changes.

Here is a summary of the changes:

The current Union Station – Eastern Market Metro – Ball Park route would change by scrapping the Eastern Market Metro to Union Station portion.  Instead it would run from Eastern Market Metro, south on Barracks Row, west on M Street to the Wharf and then north to the Spy Museum, the Bible Museum, and L’Enfant Plaza.  Saturday service would be permanent and additional new service would run Sunday 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM.

Main Issues:

1. The change eliminates the current service for Library of Congress and the Methodist Building which houses numerous non-profits. Loudest objections are coming from the 1,500 member Library of Congress Professional Guild Local 2910.  Last September, the Guild adopted a resolution urging DDOT to continue providing the service.
2. A unresolved turnaround problem for the bus at Eastern Market Metro, complicated by dangerous left turn at 8^th and D Streets and objections from business owners on the 700 block of D Street, SE which would see parking eliminated on one side of the block.

The current Potomac Avenue Metro – Barracks Row – Anacostia Skyland route would change, eliminating Potomac Avenue to Barracks Row portion and the portion running to Skyland.  Instead, it would run from downtown Anacostia in Congress Heights, north on MLK Jr. Avenue, north on Barracks Row, across Pennsylvania Avenue, north on 8th Street and then northwest on Massachusetts Avenue to Union Station. Additional new service would run Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM.

Main Issues:

1. Elimination of service for residents of Skyland in Anacostia. ANC7B Commissioner Robin Martin implored DDOT officials to come to the Skyland community and speak to residents before moving forward.
2. Consideration of an alternate route from Pennsylvania Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue.

In a matter not directly related to Circulator, Heather Foote – representing Capitol Hill Village – pleaded with officials to consider providing an indoor location in DC where residents can purchase Senior Discount Smart Cards.  Since the location at Metro Center was eliminated, the only place in the District to buy a Senior Discount Card is the outdoor location at Metro sales office at 600 Fifth St, NW.

Time for public comment on the proposed changes has been extended from January 19 to February 5.  For more information and to comment on-line, go here:  http://www.dccirculator.com/service-changes-2018/

Battle Lines Drawn on Ebenezer Church Plan for Mechanical Parking Lift

by Larry Janezich

Ebenezer United Methodist Church, the venerable and historic 179 year old institution at 400 D Street, SE, wants to put a 19 car mechanized lift in the middle of a residential block behind the church.  The parking is intended to accommodate parishioners and perhaps supplement the five residential surface parking spaces behind the five new two-unit townhouses being built by the church on what is currently its playground.  Naturally, some of the neighbors are concerned.

As reported here: http://bit.ly/2htwkxv the church, struggling to increase its membership, is developing five new townhouses on its property to increase revenues to ensure its survival as a religious institution.

The parking issue came before ANC6B Commissioner Nick Burger’s ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee Tuesday night in the form of a Historical Preservation Application for construction of a brick structure to enclose the lift.  Since the church is in the Capitol Hill Historic District, the Historic Preservation Review Board has to approve the design of the structure and relies – under city regulations – on the ANC for advice.

Technically, only the design of the structure was before the Committee, but a substantial number of church neighbors were on hand to claim the opportunity to express a broad range of concerns about the overall project.

The ensuing discussion delineated the battle lines drawn between the supporters and opponents of the plan.

• Some neighbors on D Street support the parking lift, seeing it as a way to relieve the pressure on parking on D Street by church parishioners who attend services and special events at the church.
• Some neighbors on 5th Street oppose interior parking on the block because it would require a curb cut on C Street for access, eliminating one or two street parking spaces, and – like every curb cut – raises safety issues with 25 cars coming and going on a regular basis, as well as decreasing the walkability of the urban environment.
• Residents whose backyards back-up to the 13 foot tall structure with a combined length of 60 feet are opposed because of the loss of aesthetics to their backyards.
• ANC6B Commissioner Jennifer Samolyk: “I’m having a hard time coming to grips with the underlying fact that this is a parking garage in the middle of a residential area. What’s to stop ten other churches on Capitol Hill from doing the same?  This is a bad precedent.”
• Real estate broker Chuck Burger: “Nineteen additional parking spaces will not make a difference to the survival of the church. I’m concerned about the commercial potential.  The church wants to create event space and a museum and is letting out space to other churches.  This development deflates the value of a number of residential properties…but it increases the market value of the church.  Property appreciation accrues to only one party.  It accelerates the possibility that the church will become condos”.

Well-connected and mild-mannered architect Ronnie McGhee’s response to the points raised by the opponents of the project was simple:  “There are interior parking spaces all over the city and disruption is a common feature.  Historic Preservation supports the lift as a way to increase parking.”

Citing the need for more information regarding potential noise and more detailed elevations, the Committee voted to take “No Position” by a vote of 5 – 0, bucking the question up to the full ANC6 at its January meeting.

Creating a curb cut – especially in a historic district is routinely resisted by the Department of Transportation (DDOT).  Exceptions are made, however, where there is no alternative way to access on-site parking or a loading dock via the alley.  If the structure is approved by Historic Preservation, the church will have to come back to ANC6B with a DDOT Public Space Application for the curb cut and spark a second look by the Historic Preservation Review Board.

The full ANC6B will consider the question during its monthly meeting on January 9, at 7:00pm, at Hill Center.

The Week Ahead….JRINK opens near Eastern Market & Parking Lifts for Ebenezer Church (on Tuesday)

 

The Week Ahead….

by Larry Janezich

Tuesday, January 2

ANC 6C Parks & Events Committee meets at 7:00pm at Kaiser-Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center, 700 2^nd Street, NE. 

Among items on the draft agenda:

1. NoMA Parks Foundation: update on status of pending parks projects.
2. Legislative Matters: On January 10, 2018 the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a public hearing regarding two parks related bills:   the Community Use of School Facilities Task Force Establishment Act of 2017 and   the Ensuring Community Access to Recreational Spaces Act of 2017.  The Committee will discuss the bills and, as applicable, make recommendations to ANC 6C for submission of public commentary.  For details see here:  http://bit.ly/2lzQhlP
3. Environmental/Sustainability Issues: During 2018, the Parks & Events Committee will undertake a one-year pilot project to address environmental/sustainability issues.  The Committee will work to formulate a vision for the pilot, including goals, priorities and matters to address during 2018.

ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee meets at 7:00pm at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1901 Independence Avenue, SE.

Among items on the draft agenda:

1. 523 8th Street LLC, (Ambar) Zoning Adjustment for a variance to extend rear of existing building to lot line and construct a 1st floor addition and new 3rd floor with a retractable roof.
2. 407½ 4th Street SE, Zoning Adjustment for a special exception to construct a two-story rear addition to an existing one-family dwelling. Proposed 12ft, two-story rear addition to an existing, single family home. Special exception relief being sought for lot occupancy over 60% and for the additional 2ft of the addition that extend past the 10ft by-right past the adjacent neighbor’s rear wall.
3. 213 3rd Street SE, Zoning Adjustment for special Exception / Variance; Two-Story Single Family Residential Home on an existing, vacant alley lot that they own. Two (2) area variances and two (2) special exceptions are being applied for in order to receive zoning relief from the zoning regulations that impede on their proposal due to unique alley lot conditions. The alley lot is located within the 200 block of 3rd Street, SE, and the closest alley access is from 3rd Street, SE, between Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, and C Street, SE.
4. 400 D Street, SE, Ebenezer Church Development, Historic Preservation Application for concept/construct 5 new townhouses, Application for parking lifts in rear of property.
5. 326 A Street, SE, Historic Preservation Application – Reconsideration of a concept / new three-story side and rear additions.
6. Public Space Permit regarding street fixture at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; Application to cut existing iron rail and reinstall at corner of 7th and Pennsylvania Ave and add new matching rail fence to enclose.

Wednesday, January 3

ANC6B Transportation Committee meets at 7:00pm at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.

Among items on the draft agenda:

1. Comments on SE Boulevard & Barney Circle Study (Public Meeting #2). Invited: Jonathan Rogers, DDOT Project Manager.
2. Discussion on the request to repave 8th Street, SE, (north of the 300 block).
3. Comments on Proposed Changes to Circulator Bus Routes.
4. DDOT NOI to remove parking at the intersection of 8th & A Street, SE.

ANC 6C Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee meets at 7:00pm at Northeast Library, 7th & D Streets, NE.

Among items on the draft agenda:

1108 5th Street, NE– Zoning adjustment for a special exception to construct a two-story rear addition to an existing one-family dwelling in the RF-1 Zone.

1. 1139 6th Street, NE – Zoning Adjustment for a special exception to construct a rear and third story addition to an existing one-family dwelling in the RF-1 Zone at premises 1139 6th Street, NE.

Thursday, January 4

DC Department of Transportation hearing on proposed changes for Circulator Bus route changes will be held on Thursday, January 4, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, at The Miracle Theater, 538 8^th Street, SE.

DDOT is proposing changes to both routes that traverse Capitol Hill as well as adding weekend service on both lines.  The Potomac Metro/Skyland service will be realigned to operate between Union Station and Congress Heights via Barracks Row and downtown Anacostia.  The Union Station/Navy Yard service will be realigned to operate between Eastern Market and the Wharf.  In addition, DDOT is proposing to add late night service to the Georgetown/Union Station line.

For more detail and to comment on line, see here:  http://bit.ly/2qf7xBE