4309145 Public Oversight Roundtable on "The District of Columbia Streetcar System"

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

 The District of Columbia Streetcar System

 

at 11:00 a.m.

on July 3, 2013

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On July 3, 2013, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the District of Columbia Streetcar System.  The Roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.   

 

            The District Department of Transportation has planned an 8-line, 37-mile streetcar system throughout the District.  Passenger service is expected to begin on the initial H Street / Benning Road segment by the end of 2013.  The District is already spending tens of millions of dollars on the streetcar system and has budgeted an additional $400 million during the next 6 years.  At the same time, the Mayor has convened a task force to consider the future governance and financing of the system, and he has solicited private companies to help build, operate, and maintain the first 22-miles of streetcar service.  The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the status of the initial segment, plans for future lines, proposals from the private sector, governance alternatives, and financing options for the streetcar system.

 

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 July 12, 2013.