DC Adds 25M to H Street Streetscape

Here is a statement from Tommy Wells' office-

You’ve probably heard about all the different H Street, NE related funding opportunities from a variety of sources, but we’ve put up a page on our website with much of this information consolidated into one place. The total is over $76 million being invested on H Street, NE.

Link: http://www.tommywells.org/content/view/333/30/

Two big items:

1) Please join Councilmember Wells and Mayor Fenty tomorrow morning at 10:30 am at the Starburst intersection for the announcement and groundbreaking of the streetscape and street car projects.


2) Please note the deadlines for applications for several of the programs listed on this webpage, and also note that the funding awards are “rolling”. Organizations or property owners that want to apply should move quickly because the funding agency isn’t waiting until the deadline to make the awards; they are giving awards to eligible applicants along the way. If a very worthy applicant waits until the deadline to apply, the funding may well have run out. So if you know of folks interested, please encourage them to move quickly.

Get the pdf here for full details.

Streetscape Breaks Ground Tomorrow

Here's the DDOT announcement:


MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and DDOT Break Ground on Benning Road/H Street
Streetscape and Streetcar Project

Second Great Streets Project Being Prepped to Begin Construction

(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), on
behalf of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, invites you to a press conference to
announce plans for the highly anticipated H Street and Benning Road
Great Street Streetscape and Streetcar Project. Work on Benning Road
began in late December 2007.

H Street NE and Benning Road are vital corridors serving the near
northeast communities in the District of Columbia. Plans for their
improvement began with community and business leadership and vision.
DDOT is pleased to be able to make that vision a reality through the
investment of over $50 million in streetscape, safety, and transit
improvements that will transform the corridor from 3rd Street to
Oklahoma Avenue NE.

What: H Street and Benning Road Streetscape and Streetcar Project

Who: Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor
Emeka Moneme, Director, District Department of Transportation

When: Thursday, January 31, 2008 @ 10:30am

Where: Starburst Intersection and Plaza Intersection of H St.,
Benning, Maryland Ave, Bladensburg Rd, and 15th St NE
(by Maryland Avenue/Bladensburg Road)

Karyn G. Le Blanc | Acting Public Information Officer & Public Affairs
Specialist | Office of the Director | District Department of
Transportation

desk 202-671-3490 | fax 202-671-0650 | cell 202-497-4572 | www.ddot.dc. gov

ANC 6A Meeting 1/10

Left in the comments:

Joseph Fengler said...

Anyone interested in ANC 6A, please visit our website at anc6a.org. We have a handful of very active volunteer committees – dealing with issues ranging from zoning, to liquor licenses, to transportation - and we welcome anyone’s participation.

At our next ANC 6A meeting on January 10, 2008, we will be providing a "snap shot" update on H Street. Our meeting starts at 7:00pm and is held at Miner Elementary School – the 600 block of 15 Street, NE. The following people have confirmed their participation:

Director Moneme and Ms. Karina Ricks from DDOT, will discuss the H Street NE Streetscape project to include status of the contract, tentative construction plans (where will construction start) and the status of ordering the street cars funded in the FY 2008 budget. Time 10 - 12 minute presentation with 5 - 10 minutes of questions and answers.

Mr. Woody, from the Mayor’s office of Economic Development, will provide a short update on the following: (1) Great Streets Neighborhood Retail Priority Area, (2) Target Building Improvements - Corridor Wide and (3) Mixed Use Development Partner to Build a Bigger and Better R. L. Christian Library in a Mixed Use Building. Time 10 - 12 minute presentation with 5 - 10 minutes of questions and answers.

Mr. Saleem, the Director of HSMS, will provide an update on the clean and safe program for H Street and the on-going efforts for the facade improvement program. Time 5 minute presentation with 5 - 7 minutes of questions and answers.

Councilmember Wells and Brown will be on hand to participate as well.

We have also invited the following:

Mr. Barrow, from [the] H Street [Community Development Corporation] has declined to participate, but will be in attendance at the meeting.

Mr. Rappaport, who owns the H Street Connection located at 8th and H Street, NE, has been invited to participate and we are still waiting to see if he will attend the meeting.

For all residents, this will be a good opportunity to meet your Councilmember, the key players on H Street as well as your local ANC representatives.

Regards,

Joseph Fengler, Commission 6A02

Express: Benning Streetscape Work

The Express reports on Benning Streetscape work that was scheduled to begin December 27th. This is part of the H Street streescape work.