District Extra Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Girard Street Park Reopens After Redesign Project
Girard Street Park at 14th and Gi- rard streets NW reopened Friday af- ter an extensive facelift. After almost eight months of rebuilding, it is prac- tically a new park. The commons sport new fences and lighting, a cushioned multiuse play court, more game tables for chess players and two new bath- rooms. The play court, game tables and bathrooms are accessible to peo- ple with disabilities. A play fountain with four randomly spouting water jets is at the plaza’s center. The park has also been landscaped with shade and ornamental trees. The park’s redevelopment, a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation project, began with community meetings in spring 2007. The old park was demolished in December. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities recently received applications from artists and arts or- ganizations for an art installation on the east wall of the outdoor multiuse play court. A panel of architects and representatives from the community and D.C. government will review the submissions. The installation is scheduled for fall.
District Seeks Feedback On Chinatown Plan
The District government is seek- ing public comment on a plan to pro- mote Chinatown as a regional desti- nation for businesses, programs, ser- vices, events and festivals related to Chinese and other Asian cultures. The Chinatown Cultural Develop- ment Strategy draft plan, a joint proj- ect between the Office of Planning and the mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, is available in English and Chinese. To download a copy, go to apia.
thor.nelson@dc.gov. A public hearing is scheduled at
6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Chinatown Community Cultural Center, 616 H St. NW, second floor. The deadline for review and comment is Aug. 7.
Eastern Market Offers First Outdoor Public Wi-Fi
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The District introduced its first outdoor public wi-fi hot spot June 30 at Eastern Market. It is the first city- sponsored hot spot available all day and night rather than only during government office hours. The Office of the Chief Technol- ogy Officer provides more than 300 free wi-fi hot spots in D.C. govern- ment offices in each ward. Hot spots are sites where anyone with a com- puter, personal digital assistant or other device with wi-fi capability can browse the Internet for free. Over the next 12 months, the agency plans to launch an additional 200 hot spots, including in public schools and outdoors. To locate city hot spots, go to
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Housing Agency Opens One-Stop Center
The Department of Housing and Community Development opened its Housing Resource Center last week at Martin Luther King Jr. Av- enue and Good Hope Road SE. The center will serve as a one-stop shop for the District’s affordable-housing services and information to help re- habilitate homes and prevent fore- closure.
Computer stations are available at the center for housing searches. An on-site housing provider ombuds- man provides technical assistance to small housing providers. Literature on the housing department, Fannie Mae and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs can be found in an infor- mation area.
Other offices at the center include
University Legal Services, a commu- nity-based organization offering rental counseling, and the Housing Regulation Administration, the agency that administers D.C. rental housing and condominium laws. The center is open 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be reached by phone at 202- 442-6998.
Streetscape Work to Begin On 14th Street NW
Columbia Heights streetscape work on 14th Street NW should be-
gin at the end of the month, the Dis- trict’s Department of Transporta- tion said. The initial streetscape work on Park Road between Mount Pleasant and 14th streets is near completion, the department said. The 14th Street construction in- cludes new storm-drain inlets, side- walks, granite curbs and street- lights. This work will be done con- currently with construction in the Civic Plaza at 14th Street and Park Road.
The right travel lane and curb parking lane on northbound 14th Street, from Columbia Road to Park Road, will be closed beginning on or about July 27. One lane of traffic will be maintained in both directions at all times.
The temporary lane changes will cause the loss of some parking spac- es on both sides of the 3000 block of 14th Street. Motorists are encour- aged to use the DC USA parking ga- rage with entrances on Park Road and Hiatt Place, or take mass transit. Columbia Heights is served by Met- robus, D.C. Circulator and the Green and Yellow lines on Metrorail. Some sidewalks will close tempo- rarily with detours posted for pedes- trians, but businesses will remain open.
The pickup of H8 Metrobus pas- sengers will be relocated from 14th Street to the Irving Street bus stop near the Metro station entrance. In- stead of turning north on 14th
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