*** PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
DDOT Invites Public to Transportation Idea Exchange to Get DC Moving
Citizens To Help Shape The Future Of Transportation In The District
Washington D.C. – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced the moveDC Idea Exchange, a family-friendly public event, held to share ideas about how District residents, workers and visitors can have convenient and reliable multimodal options that connect them to economic and quality of life opportunities. Anyone who drives, walks, bikes, rides a bus, or takes a train in DC should attend to help shape the plan to develop a bold, new transportation vision for the District.
The public is invited to drop in anytime or stay throughout the day to hear information, participate in interactive activities and to join a panel discussion.
What: moveDC Transportation Idea Exchange
When: Saturday, February 9, 2013
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Transportation Fair, drop in anytime)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (City Leader Welcome)
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Future of Transportation Panel Discussion)
Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
Get there: Bicyclists: Bike racks are available outside the main entrance on G St.
Bikeshare: Kiosks at G and 12th Streets, NW and H and 8th Streets, NW
Circulator: Georgetown-Union Station Route at K and 9th Streets NW
Metrorail: Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange and Red Lines)
Gallery Place/Chinatown Station (Green, Red and Yellow Lines)
Metrobus: Visit www.wmata.com
Parking: Handicap-accessible: G Street in front of the library in designated spaces.
Off-street: 997 G Place NW, 720 10th Street NW, and 701 8th Street NW
Agenda: City Leaders’ Welcome (10:30 am – 11:00 am)
Future of Transportation Panel Discussion (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Interactive discussion focused on transportation and…
- § The Competitive City
- § Neighborhood Vitality
- § Shared Prosperity
- § The Sustainable City
Transportation Fair (9:30 am – 3:00 pm)
- § Transportation information booths
- § Fun, interactive activities:
- o My Transportation Wish
- o Transportation Activity Book
- o The Great Transportation Debate
- o Transportation Innovation Station
- o Choose Your Move
- o How’s it Moving?
- o Street Dreams
- o Last Call
- § Giveaways
With a rapidly-growing population and the increasing demands on the whole system, it is essential to take steps to keep DC moving. The Idea Exchange will introduce moveDC, a collaborative transportation planning effort to incorporate all methods of transportation in the District of Columbia into a single Multimodal Long Range Transportation Plan.
“This planning effort will help shape the future of transportation in the District,” said DDOT Director Terry Bellamy. “This plan will focus on bringing together transit, vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian and freight recommendations to create a seamless, convenient transportation system for the District.”
moveDC is led by DDOT’s Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration (PPSA) and is expected to be completed by early 2014. After the Idea Exchange, there will be workshops, public meetings, surveys, and other ways to stay engaged in the process. Follow the project online at www.wemoveDC.org, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/WeMoveDC) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wemovedc).
For those who need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation), please contact Jordyne Blaise, Office of Civil Rights, 202-671-5117 or Jordyne.Blaise@dc.gov by February 6, 2013. These services will be provided free of charge.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its projects, programs, activities, and services on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related statutes.
In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code sec. 2-1401.01 et seq. (Act), the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in a violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.”
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