Trail Draws Closer. Mayor Fenty, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Councilmember Tommy Wells (Ward Six) and others announce that PEPCO has donated land to be part of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The bike and jogging trail will allow users to bypass 18 lanes of high-speed traffic on New York, Florida and Rhode Island Avenues.Read more >>
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Pedestrian Master Plan. Mayor Fenty has announced the District’s first-ever Pedestrian Master Plan. The goal of the plan is to reduce the number of pedestrians killed and injured in car crashes and to make walking more comfortable and accessible.Read more >>
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Announcing Hill East. Mayor Fenty announces that the District is looking for a master developer to transform the former DC General Hospital campus and 50 acres of land into a new waterfront neighborhood that will be a national model for green building and sustainable development.Read more >>
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Weekly Waste Collection. Mayor Fenty and Bill Howland, Director of the Department of Public Works, have announced that household hazardous waste collection and electronics recycling will take place weekly at the Benning Road Transfer Station. The site will be open from 8 am to 3 pm every Saturday except holidays, and will begin offering household document shredding May 24.Read more >>
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Public Works Week. Mayor Fenty and Bill Howland, Director of the DC Department of Public Works, invite you to celebrate National Public Works Week May 18-24. During the week, Howland will greet and personally thank every DPW employee in a series of special events.Read more >>
CityCenter DC Mayor Fenty and Neil Albert, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, unveiled a plan for a 400-room luxury hotel and 100,000 square feet of retail space on the Old Convention Center site.Read More
And They’re Off! Mayor Fenty joined Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) Director Vincent Schiraldi and youth for a triathlon at the Oak Hill Youth Center. Twelve teams of three racers each took part in the event, which included a three-mile run.