DDOT moveDC Public Workshop #2 scheduled

From: Chancee Lundy <clundy@nspiregreen.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:54 AM
Subject: DDOT moveDC Public Workshop #2 Scheduled

DDOT is hosting another round of public meetings for moveDC. Meeting information is included in the release below. Please send to your networks. Thank you and we hope to see you at one of the meetings. 

 Government of the District of Columbia

Department of Transportation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Media Contact: Monica Hernandez (DDOT) 202-671-2261, monica.hernandez@dc.gov

*** PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***

DDOT Sharing Ideas for the Future of Transportation

Public Invited to Provide Input on how to Meet Future Transportation Needs

(Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting the second round of public workshops in June to discuss moveDC, DDOT's initiative to develop a strategic, multimodal long range transportation plan for the District. Everyone who drives, walks, bikes, rides a bus or takes a train in the District should plan to attend to help create a new transportation vision for current and future generations.

The June workshops build on what was learned from the workshops held in March 2013. They will offer people an opportunity to view the performance of today’s transportation system, better understand anticipated growth and share specific ideas on how to meet the District’s future transportation needs.

At the workshops, DDOT will present several potential approaches to meeting the District’s future transportation needs. Participants will be asked to identify the positive and negative elements of each scenario, suggest projects that should be included in each, help identify priorities, and share thoughts on trade-offs they’d be willing to support.

“Now is the time to visualize D.C.’s transportation future and to make it a reality. It is important that the many diverse views of our city are represented in this plan and process,” said DDOT Director Terry Bellamy.

WHEN	WHERE
Thursday, June 6, 2013 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Presentation: 7 p.m.	Lamond-Riggs Library 5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE
Saturday, June 8, 2013 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Presentation: 10:30 a.m.	Anacostia Library 1800 Good Hope Road, SE
Tuesday, June 11, 2013	Union Station (More details forthcoming. Please visitwemovedc.org in the coming weeks for more information.)
Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Presentation: 7 p.m.	Georgetown Library 3260 R Street, NW

For those who are unable to attend one of the sessions, DDOT will host two one-hour web meetings in June 2013. Please visit wemovedc.org in the coming weeks for more information.

The public is invited to participate in any or all of the workshops. With the exception of the Union Station meeting, each location will follow the same agenda and host the same activities. The Union Station meeting will offer content and input opportunities similar to the evening and afternoon meetings; however, it will be structured in a self-guided format.

MoveDC is led by DDOT's Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration (PPSA). The plan is expected to be complete by early 2014. Follow the project online atwww.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 orJordyne.Blaise@dc.gov 72 hours in advance of each meeting. These services will be provided free of charge.