The Mayor finished his walk through, this afternoon, of our neighborhood, and it seemed rather well attended. All of the SMD Commissioners where present, along with Alice T., several MPD officers, various District Agency leaders, RESIDENTS, and the youth in the Mayor’s Conservation Corps. The Mayor was presented with several ‘top of the list’ issues: … More Mayor’s walk-through Today
The “Authorized List” that DCRA couldn’t find, has been found. The P ST billboards are indeed on the list, but the land is zoned as residential, and the list itself said that any billboards zoned as such were authorized for a time period “not to exceed three years from November 30, 1931.” (see below links) … More New Billboard Evidence!
On Friday, Mayor Fenty is scheduled to walk through Bates/Hanover area. A major concern that will be expressed to him is the apparent near-unanimous resentment of the residents here to the billboards that blight the road at NJ Ave/ P St NW intersection. This has been an issue for decades and the residents have never … More Please sign petition to eliminate billboards at NJ AVE/P St. NW
This is a reminder that Mayor Fenty, along with a host of other local government agency personnel, will be conducting a walk-through of our area on this coming Friday, July 10, 2009, commencing at 1:00 p.m. As you will note below, the starting point for this work session will be the Unit Block of O … More Reminder: Mayor’s walk-through this Friday
I was out with Jennifer R. today looking at parks, and she pointed out the Westminster Park on Westminster St. between S and T Streets NW, near 9th Street (picture below). It’s a great space, with a great mural. So I emailed my college alum, Shepard Fairey (you know, the genius behind the Obama posters) to … More Shepard Fairey Mural?
Alice Thompson has arranged a walk through with the mayor. Hot on the list for the BACA area are the billboards on NJ and P St. Please join Mayor Fenty and other Gov. Agencies Friday, July 10th *** 1:00PM. Tour start** Unit Bl. Of O Street NW. Tour ends 3rd and P Street NW. Issues … More Mayor Walk-Through on July 10
The billboards themselves are ugly, and the land uncared for…now, there’s graffiti.
On a parallel track with removing the billboards from a legal standpoint, we’d like to explore ideas for what the billboard lot could be: A gateway to our community. To help realize this vision, I’m seeking pro bono landscape architects that could sketch something up for us for presentation to the Mayor. Does anyone have connections … More Seeking Pro Bono Landscape Architect
I sent this as a follow up to this article: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Spotting-illegal-billboards-tough-for-the-District_05_28-46259532.html This issue warrants further investigation. ======== Dear Mr. Neibauer: This is in regards to your article, “Spotting illegal billboards tough for the District” Thank you for writing about a very important issue in the District of Columbia: Billboard Blight. I appreciate your efforts to … More Letter to the Washington Examiner
The Washington Examiner writes about our billboard problem. Thanks to Cary Silverman of MVSNA for passing this along. Billboards have been illegal in the District since 1931. However, some remain up, such as this one on 11th Street and K Street NW. It is not entirely clear which ones are up legally and which are … More ‘Spotting illegal billboards tough”
Bates Area Civic Association 