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Mayor Adrian Fenty and DDOT
Launch Potholepalooza
Rising temperatures,
especially after a winter
storm, can bring on the
advent of what is commonly
called "pothole season."
As the colder weather moves
out and spring looms on the
horizon, roadways start to
show signs of wear and tear
from the long winter months
in the form of potholes.
In anticipation of increased
call volumes and to expedite
repairs throughout the
District, Mayor Adrian Fenty
announced today the
District's first-ever "Potholepalooza."
Potholepalooza is a month
long campaign to encourage
residents and commuters to
phone in, go on-line,
twitter or e-mail requests
for pothole repairs.
Starting March 11th and
running through April 11th,
the District Department of
Transportation (DDOT), the
agency responsible for the
repair of potholes for the
District, will work to
repair identified potholes
within 48 hours (normal
response time is within 72
hours).
DDOT repairs an average of
220,000 potholes per year in
the District with an average
annual cost of $900K.
How to Report a Pothole
Residents and Commuters can
notify DDOT in a variety of
ways:
1) call the Mayor's Call
Center at 311,
2) use the On-line Service
Request Center at
www.dc.gov,
3) text message or Tweet to
twitter.com/DDOTDC, or 4)
e-mail to
Potholepalooza@dc.gov.
Callers must identify the
location including the
correct quadrant (northwest,
northeast, southeast,
southwest) in the city and
as much detail as possible
about the hazard, including
the approximate size and
depth of the pothole.
DDOT crews will also be out
and about proactively
identifying potholes.
DDOT will be posting numbers
and overall totals of
potholes filled.
This information will be
updated daily and can be
found at
ddot.dc.gov/potholes.
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Welcome to the MPNA
Newsletter. This
issue is filled with
exciting updates in and
around Mount Pleasant.
PASS THE WORD:
Friends of the National
Zoo (FONZ) are hosting a
Job Fair.
You can walk to work!
It will be held:
Visitor Center
Monday, March 16
10:30 am sharp!
Please urge your friends
and family members to
attend this Job
Fair. They have openings
for: Information Aides,
Retail Sales Clerks,
Food Service Associates,
Parking Cashiers,
Groundskeepers and much
more.
If interested applicants
are not able to come
to this Job Fair, ask
them to visit FONZ
online at
www.fonz.org/greatjobs.htm.
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MPNA Attends "Revamping
the PSA" Meeting
On the evening of
February 26,2009, a
community meeting was
held at the Patrol
Services and School
Security Bureau. This
meeting, entitled
"Revamping the PSA
Meeting" was
designed to solicit
ideas and suggestions
from the participants on
how to best conduct PSA
monthly meetings.
Attendees to this
meeting, were
specifically selected
from all over the city
by District Commanders,
due to their strong and
committed community
oriented views and
ideas. There were
approximately 115
attendees. MPD Executive
Staff attendees included
Assistant Chief Diane
Groomes,
During the meeting,
participants were broken
into smaller groups and
asked to compile lists
of "Pros and Cons"
relating to the current
PSA monthly meeting
structure. At the
conclusion of this
session, participants
were given time to again
separate into smaller
groups and brainstorm
ideas to improve the PSA
meeting process and to
list potential qualities
of "The Ideal PSA
Meeting".
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DDOT Launches Visitor
Parking Pass Pilot in
Mt. Pleasant
The District Department
of Transportation (DDOT)
launched a 1-year
Visitor Parking Pass
(VPP) Pilot Program in
Mount Pleasant. The
passes were mailed this
week to each eligible
household in the
neighborhood. The pilot
is intended to address
the inconvenience to
residents caused by
having to obtain a new
visitor parking permit
each time a visitor is
expected. VPPs
are valid through March
31, 2010 and displays a
unique ID number for
each resident. The VPP
allows visitor parking
for periods longer than
two hours on blocks
where RPP signs read
Zone 1D or *1DD and it
is not tied to any
particular vehicle or
visitor.
Visitors should display
the Visitor Parking Pass
on the driver's side of
the dashboard. At the
end of the visit,
visitors should return
the VPP to the resident.
Eligible residents, who
do not receive their VPP
in the mail, may request
one by calling DDOT at
(202) 671-2333.
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Conduct Community
Outreach with Greater DC
Cares!
Greater DC Cares is a
non-profit that has
begun a new initiative
to engage volunteers in
Columbia Heights, Mount
Pleasant, and Petworth.
Join them in their
mission to strengthen
these districts by
uniting residents, help
the overall well-being
of the area, and to
continue the support of
local non-profits! If
you would like to assist
Greater DC Cares in its
efforts to strengthen
these communities by
putting up posters,
handing out fliers, or
talking to neighbors, or
if you would like to
volunteer with a
non-profit in your area,
please contact Meghan at
mmcnamara@greaterdccares.org!
We need all the help we
can get!
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DC Preservation League:
St. Elizabeths Walking
Tour
The next St. Elizabeth's
walking tour will be
held Saturday, April
4th, 2009. This much
sought after tour is
open to everyone. If you
are interested in taking
the special walking tour
of the west campus of
this National Historic
Landmark, you can call
the DC Preservation
League office at
202.783.5144 or email
rsvp@dcpreservation.org.
St. Elizabeths Walking
Tour
St. Elizabeths Hospital
2700 Martin Luther King
Avenue, SE
(West Campus Entrance)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
10:00am
The tour will being
promptly at 10:00am.
There is parking
available----ID required
for access to the site.
Site offers diverse
terrain. Please wear
appropriate walking
shoes. The tour is
scheduled to be held
rain or shine.
Attendees will be
required to sign a
waiver form. Please
download the form here:
http://www.dcpreservation.org/pdf/WaiverformStEs.pdf
Fill it out and bring
with you to the tour.
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Sincerely,
Mount Pleasant
Neighborhood Alliance
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