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Weekly Newsletter
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Step-Up Buy =
Down Delayed
Unfortunately, the=
plan to buy down the price of Amtrak step-ups from $5 to $3 has been del=
ayed. We
were hoping to have this completed January 1st and then again on February=
1st, but we were unable to proceed until the Commonwealth of Virginia si=
gned off on the step-up
price commitment.
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We’re still waiting for this sign off. While we’re told it shouldn’t be m=
uch longer of a wait, we no longer have an estimated time completion.
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We are definitely working wi=
th the state to make this happen and feel it will help with the overcrowd=
ing of our trains, but we regret the continual delay. We will send out im=
mediate notices once the agreement contracts are signed.
DDOT Invites Public to Transportation Idea Exchange
*** PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
Citizens To Help S=
hape The Future Of
Transportation In The District
Washington D.C.=
=E2=80=93 The District Department of Trans=
portation (DDOT) today announced the
moveDC
Idea Exchange, a
family-friendly public event, held to share ideas about how District resi=
dents,
workers and visitors can have convenient and reliable multimodal options =
that
connect them to economic and quality of life opportunities. Anyone who dr=
ives,
walks, bikes, rides a bus, or takes a train in DC should attend to help s=
hape
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: Saturd=
ay, February 9, 2013
9:30 =
a.m. =E2=80=93 3:00
p.m. (Transportation Fair, drop in anytime)
10:30=
a.m. =E2=80=93 11:00 a.m. (City Leader Welcome)
11:00
a.m. =E2=80=93 12:30 p.m. (Future of Transportation Panel Discussion)
Where: Martin
Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW &nbs=
p;  =
;
Get there: Bicyclists: Bike racks are availab=
le 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/Chin=
atown Station (Green,
Red and Yellow Lines)
Metrobus: Visit www.wmata.c=
om
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=E2=
=80=99 Welcome (10:30 am =E2=80=93 11:00 am)
Future of Trans=
portation Panel Discussion (11:00 am =E2=80=93 12:30 pm)=
Interactive discussion focused on transportation and…
The Competitive City
Neighborhood Vitality
Shared Prosperity
The Sustainable City
Transportation =
Fair (9:30 am =E2=80=93 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 Excha=
nge 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.
=E2=80=9CThis plan=
ning
effort will help shape the future of transportation in the District,=E2=80=
=9D said DDOT
Director Terry Bellamy. =E2=80=9CThis plan will
focus on bringing together transit, vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian and fr=
eight
recommendations to create a seamless, convenient transportation system fo=
r the
District.=E2=80=9D
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 th=
e
process. Follow the project online at www.wemoveDC.org, on Facebook (=
www.faceboo=
k.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.
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