How Eckington Single Member Districts Change During Redistricting

At last nights Ward 5 redistricting task force meeting, residents got to see what new single member district (smd) boundaries would look like. Ward 5 as a whole will undergo a commission face lift. Many of the existing smd's that crossed neighborhood lines and major geographical boundaries have been fixed. The proposed smd's are all roughly the same size and serve smaller more defined areas. Though the number has to be recounted to ensure accuracy, it looks as if ward 5 will go from 36 smd's to 40.  The task force will now focus on creating commissions.

How Eckington changes:

Currently Eckington is broken down into 3 smd's; 5c05, 5c07, and 5c02. With the exception of SMD 5c05, the other two Eckington commissions both cross into other neighborhoods. SMD 5c02 covers both Eckington and a portion of the bates area and 5c07 crosses Rhode Island into Edgewood. The proposed new Eckington SMD's are completely contained within the neighborhoods boundaries. The plan divides Eckington into two parts, East and West, using a combination of Summit Place, 2nd Street and Eckington place as the dividing line. The eastern portion of Eckington would have 2100 residents and the western 1955. Below is a map of the proposed SMD changes.

Thoughts...

R Street Bike Lane Meeting 9/24/11

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners
                         
Tim Clark, Sylvia Pinkney, Hugh Youngblood
And The District Department of Transportation

Invite you to take part in a discussion of the proposed R Street Bike lane and Sharrows


Who: Residents interested in discussing the proposed plans for the R Street bike lane and Sharrows.

When: Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.


Where: Corner of R and 1st Streets NE (This is an outdoor meeting so dress appropriately)

Resident’s will have the opportunity to see what a sharrow looks like, learn how contra flow bicycle lanes and sharrows work and how they will be implemented on R Street.

SMD Meeting 8/13/11

ANC 5C

Single Member District 5C05

Saturday August 13, 2011 12:00pm- 1:30pm

First New Hope Baptist Church
1818 3rd Street NE
Washington, D.C 20002

Agenda

Greetings and Introductions

Rap transitional housing facility 1900 block of 4^th Street NE- Deborah Crain

Crime Stats and Trail Safety- MPD

Ward 5 ANC & SMD Redistricting Process

Planning for end of the summer community event

Community Concerns        (Please limit all comments to 120 seconds)

Meeting Adjourned 1:30pm



Tim Clark
Commissioner, 5C05
5c05@anc.dc.gov
http://anc5c05.blogspot.com/

Special ANC5C Meeting 8/4/11 7-9pm

Metropolitan Branch Trail Patrols

Residents,

In light of the recent robberies along the trail I encourage you all to take part in the trail patrols today and tomorrow. The trail patrols are a great way to deter crime, meet other trail users and get a work out. In addition to these patrols residents should continue to use the trail in mass. Doing so sends a message to criminals that we will continue to use the trail and wont be deterred by their actions.


Patrol details:

Wednesday (July 20) and Thursday (July 21) - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm

Pocket park on the trail at S & 4th streets NE

RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158727857530530

Most importantly...sign up at http://www.facebook.com/l/pAQBMtPdSAQBSaiGXcCzwiUY7XLsOy8Saf_bj_NYJ3QSvUg/tinyurl.com/MBTSafetyPatrol



If you are coming, please bring extra water. a whistle, plus a pad and
pen. If you have them, please bring a flashlight and a First Aid kit.



Download and print the patrol flyer -
http://www.facebook.com/l/1AQDNJHibAQDLQL8AIK6cY9PKvcX0H1k0sljWlPovNuEU2Q/www.scribd.com/doc/59090873/MBT-Guardian-Angels-Recruitment-Flyer

Learn the who and how of staying safe on the trail -
http://www.facebook.com/l/0AQC-YcFBAQAiNLi2jS1k52txtSXLe231I1-5U0S-P3l6Pg/www.scribd.com/doc/58595497/MBT-Safety-Info-Sheet

Looking for a bike buddy? Find a match:
http://www.facebook.com/l/9AQBIHQEgAQBC6jD1v6IJ3vDViPpaOeltc8bRppYJLh7tEQ/groups.yahoo.com/group/metbranchtrail/message/435



Can't make it on Wednesday or Thursday? Let us know you when you are
available by signing up at http://www.facebook.com/l/pAQBMtPdSAQBSaiGXcCzwiUY7XLsOy8Saf_bj_NYJ3QSvUg/tinyurl.com/MBTSafetyPatrol.



In addition, Guardian Angels have begun some morning patrols. If you see
a Guardian Angel on the trail, please say hello and ask how you can get
involved!

ANC5C Meeting Agenda 7/19/11

NOMA West Retail Update

I spoke with Sam Simone from Mill Creek Residential yesterday about the possibility of adding more retail to the NOMA West Project, located at Harry Thomas Way and Eckington Place NE. The current project has approximately 13,000 sq ft less retail space then originally planned. The developers have sited market conditions as the primary reason for the decrease. For a couple of months now the community has tried to negotiate more retail space. At this time the retail space will remain at 1200 sq ft. The lender that is financing the project is unwilling to allow the development team to deviate away from the current plans. However, the developer is willing to accommodate a retail tenant that needs more space by removing additional units. The retailer requesting more space would be responsible for financing the expansion.

While this is not the desired outcome, I believe the community can still work to get a retailer of their choosing into the space. I have been talking to several residents who have already started to create list of possible retailers for the site.

I want to invite the broader community to participate in this discussion and share their ideas for possible tenants. Once we agree on a type of retailer we can work on  luring a specific one to the site.



Feel free to share your ideas here or email me directly.