4546407 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on "The Wisconsin Avenue Upgrade/Streetscape Project"  

  • Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

     

    The Wisconsin Avenue Upgrade/Streetscape Project

     

    Wednesday, October 30, 2013

    at 11:00 a.m.

    in Room 412 of the

    John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

    Washington, DC  20004

     

    On Wednesday, October 22, 2013, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the Wisconsin Avenue Upgrade/Streetscape Project.  The roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

     

                In 2006, the Office of Planning issued the Glover Park Commercial District Analysis Report, which included a set of recommendations for improving Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park.  Through the Wisconsin Avenue Upgrade/Streetscape Project, the District Department of Transportation has sought to implement the goals of this report and to improve the safety, traffic, pedestrian mobility, and retail accessibility of Wisconsin Avenue from the intersection of 34th Street to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue. 

     

    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 (202) 724-8062 or via e-mail at abenjamin@dccouncil.us.  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 abenjamin@dccouncil.us.

     

    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 abenjamin@dccouncil.us or faxed to (202) 724-8118.  The record will close at the end of the business day on November 13, 2013.