4249878 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on "Transportation and Environmental Reviews of Large Development Projects"

Notice of public Oversight Roundtable on

 

 Transportation and Environmental Reviews

of Large Development Projects

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

 at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On March 27, 2013, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public Roundtable on Transportation and Environmental Reviews of Large Development Projects. The Roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.   

 

            Development projects can bring many benefits to the District.  However, such projects have the potential to significantly affect traffic and environmental health in residential neighborhoods.  The purpose of this roundtable is to explore the roles of the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) and the District Department of the Environment (“DDOT”) in reviewing the plans for large development projects, including whether DDOT should conduct independent traffic studies, whether DDOE’s current environmental assessments are sufficient, and to what extent agencies should rely on the data, assumptions, and other information provided by the developer.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].  Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony.  Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004.  They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone].  The record will close at the end of the business day on May 15, 2013.