Projects

Update
For Ward 7

Monday, November 17, 2014

Public Outreach for Ward 7

Projects Update Mee8ng
Public no@ce posted to DDOT website, AWI website, and on DDOTs
TwiHer and Facebook pages
DDOT Communica@ons Oce distributed the Public No@ce to the
DDOT email distribu@on list three @mes
DDOT no@ed the Mayors Oce of Neighborhood Engagement to
inform residents
DDOT no@ed Councilmember YveHe Alexanders Oce
DDOT no@ed Ward 7 ANC Commissioners to inform residents
DDOT posted yers in the public libraries in Ward 7
o Anacos@a Neighborhood Library (NL), Francis A. Gregory NL,
Capitol View NL, Dorothy Height NL, Deanwood NL

Public Outreach for Ward 7

Projects Update Mee8ng (cont)
DDOT no@ed relevant (and s@ll ac@ve) Ward 7 Community Groups
listed on the Mayors Oce of Neighborhood Engagement website
Randle Highland Civics Associa@on
Fairlawn Ci@zens Associa@on
Deanwood Ci@zens Associa@on
Fort Dupont Civic Associa@on
Hillcrest Community Civic Associa@on
Eastland Gardens Civic Associa@on
Capitol View Civic Associa@on
Far Northeast/Southeast Council
Benning Ridge Civic Associa@on
6th District Ci@zens Advisory Council
Northeast Boundary Civic Associa@on
Kingsman Park Civic Associa@on

Penn-Branch Ci@zens/Civic Associa@on

Central Northeast Civic Associa@on
Dupont Park Civic Associa@on
River Terrace Community Organiza@on
Fairfax Village I-VII Community Assoc.
Burrville Civic Associa@on
Fort Davis Civic Associa@on
Hillbrook Civic Associa@on
Park Naylor Community Associa@on
Neighbors of Burns Street Organiza@on
Parkside Civic Associa@on
Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwelling
New Communi@es Mee@ng
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Agenda

6:30 p.m. Call to Order and Welcome Delmar Lytle, Facilitator

6:35 p.m. Opening Remarks MaNhew Brown, Director
6:40 p.m. Engineering Remarks Muhammed Khalid, Interim Chief Engineer

6:45 p.m. Administra8ve Remarks Delmar Lytle

7:25 p.m. Group 3:
6:50 p.m. Group 1:
Minnesota Avenue NE Phase I
Project Development Process Overview
Six Bridges Over WaNs Branch
moveDC
49th Street NE Trac Calming Project
Benning Rd Transporta8on Improvements Sheri Road NE Safety Improvements
DC Power Line Undergrounding (PLUG)

7:40 p.m. Group 4:
7:05 p.m. Group 2:
Trac Improvements
11th Street Bridge
Trac Light Synchroniza8on
South Capitol Street Corridor
Asset Management
Parkside Pedestrian Bridge
Green Infrastructure/Low Impact Dev
Kenilworth Aqua8c Gardens Segment
Urban Forestry
Anacos8a Riverwalk Trail
Street Light Upgrades

Other Projects

8:00 p.m. Ques8ons and Comments

8:25 p.m. Next Steps

8:30 p.m. Adjourn
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Projects Update
For Ward 7

Group 1

Transporta8on Project Development Process

Planning
Na8onal Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)

Final Design
Right-of-Way
Construc8on
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moveDC is
Statewide Vision Plan Mandated by FHWA,
similar to what MDOT, VDOT, and other state
DOTs produce
Local Transporta8on Plan like what major
ci@es produce, New York, San Francisco,
London, Vancouver
Blueprint to support future growth Districts
last long-range plan was in 1997 even as travel
has changed radically
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moveDC
Goals:
Sustainability and Health
Achieve 75% of District trips by non-auto
modes
Citywide Accessibility and Mobility
Neighborhood Accessibility and Connec@vity
Safety and Security
Achieve zero fatali@es and serious injuries
on transporta@on network
Public Space
Reinforce Washington DCs historic
landscapes and quality of public space
Preserva@on
Achieve a state of good repair for all District
infrastructure
Funding and Financing
Invest to achieve outcomes within planning
horizon

Engagement from Day 1!

moveDC
Status:
Final document was released October 21
Two Year Ac@on Plan released
36 recommenda@ons
Improvements to all modes
Metrics to assess performance
Quarterly and Annual repor@ng

Benning Road
Transporta8on Improvements
The purpose of this project is the reconstruc@on of Benning Road and bridge(s) to
provide safety and mul@-modal improvements
Goals:
Improve condi@on of roadway and bridge(s)
Provide addi@onal transit op@ons
Enhance mul@-modal safety
Improve mul@-modal transporta@on access
Support land use
Schedule:

NEPA Na@onal Environmental Policy Act

FHWA lead federal agency, with DDOT as joint lead
FTA, NPS, NCPC invited as coopera@ng agencies
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Benning Road
Transporta8on Improvements
PROJECT AREA

2 mile corridor including roadway , bridges, and 2 Metrorail sta@ons

Adjacent to H Street/Benning streetcar line
Benning Road is primarily 3-lanes in each direc@on from 15th Street NE to
Minnesota Avenue
Benning Road is primarily 2-lanes in each direc@on from Minnesota Avenue to
the Benning Road Metro Sta@on
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Benning Road
Transporta8on Improvements
STREETCAR ALIGNMENTS
Today

Oklahoma to Benning Road Metrorail

Oklahoma to Minnesota Avenue Metrorail

Oklahoma to Minnesota Avenue and

Benning Road Metrorail

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Benning Road
Transporta8on Improvements
Public Involvement:
Public Mee@ng 1, Scoping Mee@ng
April 22, 2014, 6:30-8:00 PM
Department of Employment Services Building(DOES)
4058 Minnesota Ave NE Washington, DC 20019
Public Mee@ng 2, Alterna@ves Development Mee@ng
May 28, 2014, 6:00-7:30 PM
Department of Employment Services Building(DOES)
4058 Minnesota Ave NE Washington, DC 20019

Public Mee@ng 3, Public Hearing
Will be scheduled

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DC Power Line
Undergrounding (DC PLUG)
Goals:
Ward 7
Underground poorly performing

primary electrical feeders

Improve Districts power systems
reliability and resilience
Status:
Approved to begin in November 2014
Design on Feeder 14261 (Ward 7) and
Feeder 00308 (Ward 3) set to begin
November 2014
Schedule:
Project Milestones
Date/Time of Year
Plan Approval

November 2014

Start Design

November 2014

End Design

Feb/Mar 2015

Begin Construc8on

Spring 2015

End Construc8on

Winter 2015

Projects Update
For Ward 7

Group 2

11th Street Bridges

Replacement Project
Goals:
Improve mobility by providing separate
freeway and local trac connec@ons to
both direc@ons 295, the SE/SW Freeway
and local streets
Provide a shared use path for pedestrians
and bicyclists
Replace the exis@ng func@onally decient
and structurally obsolete bridges
Provide an addi@onal alternate evacua@on
Schedule:
route from our Na@ons Capital
Project Milestones
Include new trail connec@ons, improved
drainage and other environmental
All Freeway and Ramp Lanes
Opened
investments
Final Congura8on of 11th Street
Status:
Phase II (Project Comple@on) is on-going, Southeast Blvd to Barney Circle
Phase II Comple8on
scheduled for comple@on in mid-2015

Date/Time of Year
August 2014
October 2014
Winter 2014/2015
Fall 2015

Parkside Pedestrian Bridge

Goals:
Further connect neighborhoods on each
side of DC 295
Provide new access to Minnesota
Avenue Metro Sta@on
Make bridge safe, well-lit and

disabili@es-accessible

Status:
Adver@sing for construc@on

Schedule:

Project Milestones
Adver8se for Construc8on

Date/Time of Year
Winter 2014/2015

Receive Bids from Contractors Spring 2015

Issue No8ce to Proceed

Spring 2015

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South Capitol Street

Corridor Project

Goals:
Replace Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Transform the corridor into a grand urban
boulevard
Increase safety and community accessibility
Improve mul@-modal transporta@on op@ons
Support economic development
Status:
Procurement stage for Phase 1 construc@on
Schedule:
Project Milestones
Date/Time of Year
No8fy Short-Listed Contactor Teams January 31, 2014
Issue Request for Proposals

Winter 2014/2015

Receive Technical Proposals

Spring 2015

Select Design-Build Team

Fall 2015

Issue No8ce to Proceed

Fall 2015

Final Comple8on

End of 2019

Kenilworth Aqua8c Gardens Segment

Anacos8a Riverwalk Trail
Goals:
BeHer connect 16 communi@es,
the river and recrea@onal sites
Increase transit sta@on
accessibility
Make bicycle commu@ng more
aHrac@ve
Provide missing link between
Benning Road and Bladensburg
Waterfront Park in larger 60-mile
regional trail network

Status:
Schedule:
Construc@on ongoing
Project Milestones

Begin Construc8on
Complete Construc8on and Open

Date/Time of Year
Spring 2014
Spring 2016
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Projects Update
For Ward 7

Group 3

Revitaliza8on of Minnesota Avenue NE Phase I

(A Street to Benning Road)

Goals:
Increase mul@-modal safety in the corridor
for residents and businesses
Enhancements to Minnesota Avenue
include:
Streetscape work with new roadway
and sidewalks
Trac signal upgrades
New streetlights
New storm drain inlets
New landscaping with LID features
and a tree canopy
U@lity upgrades
ADA upgrades and pavement
markings
Trac signals will be added to intersec@on
of Minnesota Avenue and Blaine Street

Status:
Solicita@on Phase
The project is projected to take 18
months to complete aler
construc@on start

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Design Complete

July 2014

Contract Award

April 2015
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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(48th Place)
Goals:
New bridge deck overlay
Substructure concrete repair
Repair stone work and sidewalk
New railing

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (95% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(55th Street)
Goals:
New bridge deck overlay
Substructure concrete repair
Repair stone work and sidewalk
New railing installa@on

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (95% complete)
Railing installa@on remains to be
completed

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(Gault Place)
Goals:
Superstructure replacement
Bridge railing replacement
Concrete repair

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (90% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(58th Street)
Goals:
Superstructure replacement
Sidewalk improvements (widening
per ADA requirements)
Rail improvements

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (70% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(Division Avenue)
Goals:
Superstructure replacement
Concrete and stone work repair
Installa@on of new railing


Status:
Construc@on ongoing (25% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Six Bridges over WaNs Branch

(44th Street)
Goals:
Superstructure replacement
(bridge deck and girders)
Concrete and stone work repair

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (25% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

May 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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49th Street, NE
Trac Calming Project
Goals:
Implementa@on of the NE
Livability Study
Calm trac along 49th Street
Low impact trac measures
Schedule:
ADA compliant ramps
Project Milestones
Status:
Construc8on Started
Construc@on ongoing
Construc8on Ends
(20% complete)

Date/Time of Year
October 2014
February 2015

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Sheri Road, NE Safety Improvements

(43rd Place to 52nd Street)
Goals:
Safety improvements
Improve mul@-modal transporta@on
Ensure safe passage for all users of
the street network
Trac calming
Resurfacing

Status:
Construc@on ongoing (30% complete)

Schedule:

Project Milestones

Date/Time of Year

Construc8on Started

October 2014

Construc8on Ends

January 2015

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Projects Update
For Ward 7

Group 4

Trac Improvements

Signal Op@miza@on
Road Safety Audits
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Trac Calming Applica@on

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Pennsylvania Avenue
& 27th Street
Redesign

Network-wide Trac Light Synchroniza8on

Wards 6, 7, and 8
Goals:
Op@mize 203 trac signals to
Reduce trac conges@on/vehicular emissions
Improve bus running @mes
Op@mize pedestrian crossing @mes
Status:
Completed April 2014 - Results show benet of $77 for every dollar spent
Vehicles
13% network-wide travel @me savings over all peaks
34% reduc@on in delays at trac signals
23% reduc@on in stops at trac signals
Transit Opera@ons
Percentage of late buses reduced from 17% to 10%
On-@me arrivals improved from 74% to 78%
Increase in ahead-of-schedule arrivals
Pedestrians
Pedestrian clearances meet Manual on Uniform Trac Control Device STDs

Asset Management Projects

FY-14 Completed Loca8ons

Sidewalk Repairs :
30th Street SE (Eric to Gainesville Street)
Highview Terrace SE (Denver to 34th

Street)
Jay Street NE (55th Street to Nannie

Helen Burroughs Avenue)

Kenilworth Terrace NE (Cassell Place to

Hayes Street)

Kenilworth Terrace NE (Jay Street to

Deane Avenue)
25th Street SE (at Southern Avenue/ADA)
Hayes Street NE (Parkside Place to Barnes

Street/ADA)
Parkside Place (Burnham to Cassell Place/

ADA)

Parkside Place (Cassell Place to Hayes

Street/ADA)

East Capitol Street SE (40th Street to

Stoddert Place/ADA)
Barnes Street NE (Hayes Street to Grant
Place)
Quarles Street NE (49th Street to
Eastern Avenue)
49th Street NE (Quarles to Nash Street)
Barnes Street NE (Cassell to Grant
Place)
Dix Street NE (60th Street to Eastern
Avenue)
37th Street SE (Alabama Avenue to
Suitland Road)
Benning Road NE (at 34th Street)

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Asset Management Projects

FY-14 Completed Loca8ons
Street Paving (Local) (8.72 Lane Miles):

38th Street SE (Carpenter Street to

Pennsylvania Avenue)
Adrian Street SE (Texas Avenue to

Hildreth Street)
G Street SE (Ridge Road to Alabama

Avenue)

Hildreth Street SE (Adrian to Burns

Street)
S Street SE (Texas Avenue to 38th Street)
Texas Avenue SE (Pennsylvania Avenue to
S Street)
Carpenter Street SE (Texas Avenue to
38th Street)
Kenilworth Avenue NE (Deane Avenue to
Hayes Street)

Emerson Street NW (Iowa Avenue to

16th Street)
Greenvale Street NW (Western Avenue
to Chestnut Street)
33rd Street SE (Ely Place to F Street)
BuHernut Street NW (4th Street to Blair
Road)

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Asset Management Projects

FY-14 Completed Loca8ons
Street Paving (Federal) (10.52 Lane Miles):
H Street NW (North Capitol to First
Street)
13th Street NW (Logan Circle to K Street)
Eastern Avenue NE (Bunker Hill Road to
Monroe Street)
15th Street SE (A Street to Potomac
Avenue)
M Street SE (South Capitol to 1st Street)
Slurry Seal (4.51 Lane Miles):
55th Street NE (East Capitol to Dix Street)
D Street NE (19th Street to Oklahoma
Avenue)
Jay Street NE (49th Street to Division
Avenue)
55th Street SE (East Capitol Street to
Central Avenue)

Alley Repair:
2200 32nd Place SE
1209 47th Place NE
4445 Benning Road NE
4916 Blaine Street NE
732 Ridge Road SE

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Asset Management Projects

FY-15 Proposed Loca8ons
Street Paving (Local and Federal) :
Dix Street NE (Minnesota Avenue from
40th Street, Clay Place)
Southern Avenue SE (Pennsylvania
Avenue to Belt Road, Fort DuPont
Street)
Alley Repair:
1004 Chaplin Street SE
1035 49th Street NE
1501 Olive Street NE
1542 25th Street SE
2050 Fort Davis Street SE
3000 V Place SE
4717 Foote Street NE
5900 Foote Street NE
640 Croissant Place SE

NOT A COMPLETE LIST!

S8ll Finalizing the FY-15 Work Plan

Sidewalk Repair:
35th Street NE (Ames to Blaine Street)
Blaine Street NE (49th Street to
Sycamore Road)
Edson Place NE (42nd to 44th Street)
Jay Street NE (43rd Pl to 44th Street)
Jay Street NE (45th Pl to 46th Street)
Just Street NE (Jay to 52nd Street)
Meade Street NE (50th to 51st Street)
Ord Street NE (44th Street to 45th Pl)
S Street SE (18th to 19th Street)
Slurry Seal:
53rd Street NE (East Capitol to Dix
Street)
55th Street NE (Dix Street to Eastern
Avenue)

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Green Infrastructure (GI) &

Low Impact Development (LID)
Reduce Stormwater Runo from streets,
sidewalks, and alleys using green
infrastructure
District Stormwater Regula@ons (2013)
require reten@on of 1.2 inches of runo
Retrot projects Green Alleys & sites
citywide (primarily Separated Sewer
Area)
DDOT Green Infrastructure Standards
ddot.dc.gov/GreenInfrastructure

Watersheds

Potomac River
Rock Creek
Anacostia
River

Separated Sewer Area

Combined Sewer Area

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Green Infrastructure (GI)

Prac8ces
Permeable
Pavement

Tree
Space
Design

Bioreten8on

Reducing Impervious
Surface

P St NE &
North Capitol

Before

Aler
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Green Infrastructure (GI) &

Low Impact Development (LID)
Ward 7 Projects
Project Site

Design
Status

Construc8on
Start

Fitch Place NE (Ward 7)

Complete

Spring 2015

Fort Dupont St & Q St SE

(Ward 7)

90%
complete

Summer 2015

Alger Park Upland LID

Start Spring 2016

2015

Fort Dupont Street & Q St SE

Fitch Place @
Division Ave NE

Alger Park Upland LID: 31st Street & W St SE

Landscaped Medians/Green
Spaces/Tree Services Ward Based
Goals:
Support and enhance storm water capture
rates from the Districts streets as
mandated by EPA in the MS 4 permit
Tree Boxes shall be maintained by the
abusng owner as per the DCMR 24
Street Trees are maintained by the UFA
ISA cer@ed arborist and services should
be requested through the Mayor Call
Center at 311
Landscape/green spaces enhance the
neighborhood and provide trac calming Schedule:

Status:
Trash
Ongoing and seasonally based Weeding

Weekly except winter months

Monthly from April to October

Mulching

As needed

Pruning

As needed

Plan8ng

As needed

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Ward 7 Tree Plan8ng

Goals:
Support and enhance community livability
Sa@sfy federally-mandated stormwater
management consent decree (MS4 Permit)
Deliver environmental services
Cleaner air - Cleaner water
To calm trac
To beau@fy neighborhoods!
Status:
This fall and spring UFA will install over 350 trees
in Ward 7
DDOTs plan@ng season will start in October and
will con@nue through April
The link to all our plan@ng sites can be found on the
DDOT web site under - urban forestry - DDOT Tree
Services Schedule - rst map in the middle of the
screen
Web Site is hHp://ddot.dc.gov/node/500202
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Branch Avenue, SE
Streetlight Upgrade
Goals:
Upgrade exis@ng streetlight system between
Randle Circle to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Provide beHer uniformity of light mee@ng
engineering standards
Enhance safety and security
Install more ecient LED xtures (reduces
power cost).

Status:
Construc@on was completed in July 2014

Recent Streetlight Upgrade

in Ward 7
Goals:
Upgrade exis@ng streetlight system
Provide beHer uniformity of light mee@ng engineering standards
Enhance safety and security
Install more ecient LED xtures (reduces power cost)

Loca8on

No. of Lights Exis8ng Light

Upgraded

New Light

Comple8on
Date

Alley Behind
5221 Clay St

none

75W LED

10/01/2014

1000 Block of
49th Place NE

250W HPS

110W LED

10/06/2014

3300 Block of
Crout Place SE

250W HPS

110W LED

10/02/2014

3700 Block of
Carpenter
Street SE

100W HPS

60W LED

10/07/2014

East Capitol Streetlight Design from

40th Street to 53rd Street
Goals:
Upgrade exis@ng streetlight system
Provide beHer uniformity of light mee@ng
engineering standards
Enhance safety and security
Install more ecient LED xtures (reduces
power cost).

Status:
Design Underway.
Schedule:

West
Limit

Design comple8on

January 2015

Expected construc8on start

May 2015

Expected construc8on end

December 2015

East
Limit

Other Projects with

Ward 7 Impacts
Pennsylvania Avenue-Potomac Avenue
Pedestrian Safety Study
Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard

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Upcoming Projects
Update Mee8ngs
Ward 2 (December 8, 2014)
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue, NW

Ward 6 (January 26, 2015)

Tyler Elementary School, 1001 G Street, SE

Ward 3 (February 17, 2015)

Ward 5 (March 9, 2015)
Ward 4 (March 30, 2015)

Visit the upcoming events sec8on on the homepage of ddot.dc.gov

to nd out the latest informa8on on mee8ng dates and loca8ons
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Agenda

6:30 p.m. Call to Order and Welcome Delmar Lytle, Facilitator

6:35 p.m. Opening Remarks MaNhew Brown, Director
6:40 p.m. Engineering Remarks Muhammed Khalid, Interim Chief Engineer

6:45 p.m. Administra8ve Remarks Delmar Lytle

7:25 p.m. Group 3:
6:50 p.m. Group 1:
Minnesota Avenue NE Phase I
Project Development Process Overview
Six Bridges Over WaNs Branch
moveDC
49th Street NE Trac Calming Project
Benning Rd Transporta8on Improvements Sheri Road NE Safety Improvements
DC Power Line Undergrounding (PLUG)

7:40 p.m. Group 4:
7:05 p.m. Group 2:
Trac Improvements
11th Street Bridge
Trac Light Synchroniza8on
South Capitol Street Corridor
Asset Management
Parkside Pedestrian Bridge
Green Infrastructure/Low Impact Dev
Kenilworth Aqua8c Gardens Segment
Urban Forestry
Anacos8a Riverwalk Trail
Street Light Upgrades

Other Projects

8:00 p.m. Ques8ons and Comments

8:25 p.m. Next Steps

8:30 p.m. Adjourn
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Thank you!
Ques@ons and Comments?

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