[Lincolnparkdc] Questions to DDOT

Fri Aug 13 20:46:58 EDT 2021

Three important questions for DDOT's Will Handsfield which I hope he can
answer:
1) Option B says "two-way protected bike lanes", can you tell those on this
email what makes them protected vs. advisory bike lanes? - DDOT
nomenclature has not been consistent.
2) Can you please tell us how narrow the proposed lane North Carolina Ave
will be *and* how much more narrow is that then the current (and unsafe for
bikers) 17th St. S.E. lane? - Amber wrote that all of the proposed options
for North Carolina Ave. are to have a much more narrow travel lane than
what is currently on 17th ST S.E.
3) How will the proposed change for North Carolina Ave. *not* repeat the
same speeding problems that 17th St. S.E. and Independence Ave S.E. have? -
People on Independence Ave have been reduced to dragging plastic cartoon
characters out onto the road to slow traffic and the speeding / unsafe for
bikes and pedestrians issue on 17th St. S.E. is a long standing problem
that DDOT continues to study.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 6:32 PM Amber Gove <amberanc6a at gmail.com> wrote:

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> have the resources for paper flyers for every meeting or issue.  So thanks
> Town Crier and others for keeping these community dialogues alive.
>
> Details at ANC6A.org
> ---------------------------
> Amber Gove
> Chair, ANC6A
> Commissioner, ANC6A04
> email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> Twitter: @AmberGove
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> >   1. Re: Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE (Town Crier)
> >   2. Fwd:  Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE (John Hirschmann)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:19:24 -0400
> > From: Town Crier <towncrier at lincolnparkdc.info>
> > To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
> > Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
> > Message-ID: <2AA27E22-103C-4E80-B591-534CBD5F6FF7 at lincolnparkdc.info>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
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> > All:
> >
> > Will Hansfield of DDOT and Amber Grove, anc6a rep, are not subscribers
> to this list. If you receive direct replies from them concerning these
> matters kindly forward them, including attachments, to the list for all to
> see.
> >
> > I will aim to do so, as I have done now, but I may miss some.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Town Crier, aka Dr. Wo
> >
> > Dr. Wo?s iPad Pro
> >
> >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 17:00, Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <
> William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov> wrote:
> >> ?
> >> John,
> >>
> >> Thank you for the email.  Please reference slides 28, 29, and 30 of my
> presentation from 7/15 for the intersection and 1400 block concepts you
> were looking for.  There are three concepts, one that can work with a 2-way
> traffic pattern on the 1300 block, and two patterns that can work with a
> one-way traffic pattern.  I have confirmed that these could all be done as
> change orders to the C Street project, which is starting on the east end,
> and moving west.
> >>
> >> These are sketch plans, and when we receive guidance from the ANC on
> which option they would like to see advance, we will work on developing
> construction plans to make the most appropriate one happen.
> >>
> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 12:50 PM
> >> To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
> >> Cc: Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>; NC Ave Bike
> Infrastructure <nc-ave-bike-infrastructure at googlegroups.com>; Handsfield,
> Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>; Allen, Charles (COUNCIL) <
> CAllen at DCCOUNCIL.US>
> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
> >>
> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
> suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by
> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
> >>
> >> ?
> >>
> >> ?
> >> ?Amber
> >>
> >> Thank you for your note of Tuesday. I found myself with time this
> morning to pursue one of the links you provided which allowed me to drill
> down to the detailed construction drawings for this project. You provided a
> link to cstne.com
> >>
> >> In particular, I went to the C Street Design Plans July 2020 and looked
> at the detailed drawings.  I presume since I found nothing with a more
> recent date, that these are drawings the contractor now engaged used to bid
> the project for a fixed price and is committed to bid against those specs.
> >>
> >> I?m attaching one page from those drawings for the intersection of 14th
> and North Carolina NE.
> >>
> >> Several things immediately struck me.
> >>
> >> Will in his presentation last month to your ANC said he was still
> trying to sort out how bike lanes would work in the 1400 block of North
> Carolina, yet these drawings show very specific plans/drawings already in
> place. In fact, I was struck by the fact he was very comfortable discussing
> plans for the 1300 block, he was very uncomfortable discussing the 1400
> block.  It doesn?t seem to make sense to discuss detailed plans for 1300
> block, unless you know you can solve the 1400 block, in fact till NC joins
> a wider C Street, east of 15th Street. The plans for eastbound bicyclists
> seem much clearer and protected than those going west.
> >>
> >> I also noted there is clearly Provision for a left turn lane for
> westbound NC at 14th St NE. But you indicated this was being reviewed.
> Also why would you retain a traffic island on the West side of the 14th/NC
> intersection if you plan to make the 1300 block of NC oneway westbound?
> >>
> >> In summary, it appears Plans for the 1300 block are being done without
> an awareness of what has already been planned and contracted for just to
> the East of it?
> >>
> >> Doesn?t give you a lot of confidence DDOT knows what it is doing.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >>
> >> <image001.png>
> >> John F Hirschmann
> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 20:51, Amber Gove <amberanc6a at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?Thanks Mark (and please forward to any groups that I am not a part
> of).
> >>
> >> Just to fact check?none of the proposed DDOT designs for this block
> would match 17th SE (East Capitol to Potomac SE) which uses painted bike
> lanes which regularly get used as passing lanes.  I completely agree that
> 17th needs a complete redesign. In fact DDOT has already asked for time at
> a future joint meeting with 6A and 6B to discuss.
> >>
> >> <image0.png>
> >>
> >>
> >> I?ve added a screen shot (hope it comes through) of Option B as an
> example, but I?d encourage residents to review each of the proposals and
> ask questions. All of the proposed designs have a much narrower travel lane
> than what is currently on 17th SE.
> >>
> >> Thanks and please do weigh in with comments on the designs DDOT has
> shared.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Amber
> >>
> >> ---------------------------
> >> Amber Gove
> >> Chair, ANC6A
> >> Commissioner, ANC6A04
> >> email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> >> Twitter: @AmberGove
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 8:05 PM, Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?
> >> Sharing with the wider community.  If you've not received ANC
> Commissioner Gove's email here it is.
> >> I'd like to point out a DDOT contradiction, they acknowledge the North
> Carolina Ave speeding problem by NOT considering the sharrow option
> ..."Sharrows are not considered a safe treatment for a street with this
> volume/speed of vehicles..."
> >> But exacerbate it by creating a wider one-way west bound lane. If you
> need a visual example of what their ineptitude will do look at 17th street
> south bound. It is a wide one-way with a chronic, seriously dangerous speed
> problem.
> >>
> >> Dear Neighbors,
> >> For those who don't know me, I'm the Commissioner for the area that
> includes Lincoln Park and the 1300 block of North Carolina. Since several
> of you asked for additional information, I'm sharing a high level summary
> from the most recent public meeting. If you were not able to join us, the
> recording is available here. The agenda with slides from both the July and
> January meetings is here and detailed Q&A responses from DDOT are here.
> Minutes will be posted next month.
> >>
> >> Below are a few highlights from the July public meeting, in which DDOT
> shared SIX potential designs and reiterated their commitment to ?filling in
> this missing segment in the bike network, improving pedestrian safety and
> reducing vehicular speeds.?  One set of designs (Options A1 and A2) would
> remove about 25 parking spaces on the south side of the block. The other
> four proposals (Options B through E) would retain nearly all parking but
> convert this block to one-way westbound, rerouting eastbound drivers to
> either East Capitol or Constitution.
> >>
> >> Clarification of Process. At the top of the meeting, TPS Chair Dundon
> and DDOT?s George Branyan provided an updated timeline and where we are in
> the process. We are still very much in the development phase, so now is the
> time to engage to ensure that the final design meets our needs and that of
> the broader community. We will have at least one more public meeting before
> the Notice of Intent and official public comment period.
> >>
> >>
> >> C Street Project. DDOT is seeking to add bike facilities to this block
> because construction on the 1400-1600 blocks of North Carolina is scheduled
> for Sept 2022 as part of the C Street Project. The $16M project will remove
> a vehicle travel lane in each direction, add raised crosswalks and
> greenspace, and install a fully protected bike path to connect the
> Anacostia River Trail to Lincoln Park. Or nearly so. At some point in the
> decade between initial concept and final designs, the 1300 block of North
> Carolina Avenue NE was dropped from DDOT?s plans. No one at DDOT has been
> able to explain to me how or why this happened. See project details here:
> www.cstne.com.
> >>
> >> Demand for Traffic Calming. Residents reiterated their concerns related
> to speeding and requests for traffic calming measures, and DDOT committed
> to adding more calming measures to the designs. All designs narrow the
> vehicle travel lanes from 12 feet to 10 feet wide, which has been shown to
> reduce speeds, especially when physical barriers are used. They also all
> add a raised crosswalk mid-block-- a legal crossing that will allow better
> access to the triangle park. We also saw new designs for the intersection
> at the 1400 block of North Carolina that will eliminate the left turn lane
> and improve the bike connection for that block.
> >>
> >> Demand for Parking, including Accessible Parking. DDOT again presented
> a set of one-way designs that retain nearly all parking-- proposals B
> through E. Handicapped parking would also be retained on both sides of the
> block in the one-way designs.
> >>
> >> Alley Access. DDOT reiterated that alley travel/access would not change
> with any of the plans. For the one-way plans, entrance to the 1300 A/East
> Capitol alley would only be allowed by turning left from westbound North
> Carolina.
> >>
> >>
> >> More information/data. Many neighbors requested additional information
> on the impact of the one-way conversion and other data/study results.
> Several studies were shared in the chat, so please take a look at those.
> For those who missed it, the 20 page circulation study was attached to the
> TPS agenda. From additional emails I've seen, DDOT estimates that the
> rerouted traffic would mean a 5% increase in the number of daily vehicles
> routing via 13th/Constitution or East Capitol over baseline (pre-pandemic
> data).
> >>
> >>
> >> Alternate Designs. DDOT also committed to sharing written clarification
> as to why they do not plan to advance the alternate proposals with Sharrows
> or Advisory Bike Lanes. Short responses I've seen to date from DDOT on
> these are that a) Sharrows are not considered a safe treatment for a street
> with this volume/speed of vehicles (and DDOT is trying to move away from
> Sharrows) and b) Advisory Bike Lanes work well when there is roughly equal
> vehicle traffic in each direction, which is not the case for this block
> (which is 80% westbound).
> >>
> >>
> >> Want more details? Please sign up for our ANC6A listserv (links below)
> and feel free to email me (6A04 at anc.dc.gov) and project director Will
> Handsfield (will.handsfield at dc.gov) your questions and comments.
> >>
> >>
> >> Stay safe,
> >> Amber
> >>
> >> --
> >> -----------------------------
> >> Amber Gove
> >> Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A04
> >> Twitter: @AmberGove
> >> Email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> >> 6A04 Updates: https://groups.google.com/g/anc-6a04-residents
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:38:39 -0400
> > From: John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
> > To: Lincoln Park List Server <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info>
> > Cc: "Amber (SMD 6A04)" <6a04 at anc.dc.gov>
> > Subject: [Lincolnparkdc] Fwd:  Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
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> > Forwarded per Town Crier?s request that I do so.
> >
> > John
> >
> > John F Hirschmann
> > hirschj154 at gmail.com
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: "Handsfield, Will (DDOT)" <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>
> >> Date: August 13, 2021 at 17:27:12 EDT
> >> To: John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: "Gove, Amber (SMD 6A04)" <6A04 at anc.dc.gov>
> >> Subject: RE: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
> >>
> >> ?
> >> Here are all three as images:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 5:24 PM
> >> To: Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>
> >> Cc: Gove, Amber (SMD 6A04) <6A04 at anc.dc.gov>
> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
> >>
> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
> suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by
> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
> >>
> >> ?Will
> >>
> >> Thank you for subsequent clarification, but I?m still trying to figure
> out to what your referring. The document I?ve found is a 49 page .pdf file.
> Pages 28-30 do not seem to pertain at all to how the area surrounding 14th
> and NC NE and how whether 1300 block of NC Street is one or two way will
> impact the design of this intersection etc.
> >>
> >> The closest they come is one page addresses the impact on the
> intersection of 13th and North Carolina NE
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> John F Hirschmann
> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 13:03, Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <
> William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?
> >> John,
> >>
> >> Thank you for the email.  Please reference slides 28, 29, and 30 of my
> presentation from 7/15 for the intersection and 1400 block concepts you
> were looking for.  There are three concepts, one that can work with a 2-way
> traffic pattern on the 1300 block, and two patterns that can work with a
> one-way traffic pattern.  I have confirmed that these could all be done as
> change orders to the C Street project, which is starting on the east end,
> and moving west.
> >>
> >> These are sketch plans, and when we receive guidance from the ANC on
> which option they would like to see advance, we will work on developing
> construction plans to make the most appropriate one happen.
> >>
> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 12:50 PM
> >> To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
> >> Cc: Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>; NC Ave Bike
> Infrastructure <nc-ave-bike-infrastructure at googlegroups.com>; Handsfield,
> Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>; Allen, Charles (COUNCIL) <
> CAllen at DCCOUNCIL.US>
> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
> >>
> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
> suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by
> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
> >>
> >> ?
> >>
> >> ?
> >> ?Amber
> >>
> >> Thank you for your note of Tuesday. I found myself with time this
> morning to pursue one of the links you provided which allowed me to drill
> down to the detailed construction drawings for this project. You provided a
> link to cstne.com
> >>
> >> In particular, I went to the C Street Design Plans July 2020 and looked
> at the detailed drawings.  I presume since I found nothing with a more
> recent date, that these are drawings the contractor now engaged used to bid
> the project for a fixed price and is committed to bid against those specs.
> >>
> >> I?m attaching one page from those drawings for the intersection of 14th
> and North Carolina NE.
> >>
> >> Several things immediately struck me.
> >>
> >> Will in his presentation last month to your ANC said he was still
> trying to sort out how bike lanes would work in the 1400 block of North
> Carolina, yet these drawings show very specific plans/drawings already in
> place. In fact, I was struck by the fact he was very comfortable discussing
> plans for the 1300 block, he was very uncomfortable discussing the 1400
> block.  It doesn?t seem to make sense to discuss detailed plans for 1300
> block, unless you know you can solve the 1400 block, in fact till NC joins
> a wider C Street, east of 15th Street. The plans for eastbound bicyclists
> seem much clearer and protected than those going west.
> >>
> >> I also noted there is clearly Provision for a left turn lane for
> westbound NC at 14th St NE. But you indicated this was being reviewed.
> Also why would you retain a traffic island on the West side of the 14th/NC
> intersection if you plan to make the 1300 block of NC oneway westbound?
> >>
> >> In summary, it appears Plans for the 1300 block are being done without
> an awareness of what has already been planned and contracted for just to
> the East of it?
> >>
> >> Doesn?t give you a lot of confidence DDOT knows what it is doing.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >>
> >> <image001.png>
> >> John F Hirschmann
> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 20:51, Amber Gove <amberanc6a at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?Thanks Mark (and please forward to any groups that I am not a part
> of).
> >>
> >> Just to fact check?none of the proposed DDOT designs for this block
> would match 17th SE (East Capitol to Potomac SE) which uses painted bike
> lanes which regularly get used as passing lanes.  I completely agree that
> 17th needs a complete redesign. In fact DDOT has already asked for time at
> a future joint meeting with 6A and 6B to discuss.
> >>
> >> <image0.png>
> >>
> >>
> >> I?ve added a screen shot (hope it comes through) of Option B as an
> example, but I?d encourage residents to review each of the proposals and
> ask questions. All of the proposed designs have a much narrower travel lane
> than what is currently on 17th SE.
> >>
> >> Thanks and please do weigh in with comments on the designs DDOT has
> shared.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Amber
> >>
> >> ---------------------------
> >> Amber Gove
> >> Chair, ANC6A
> >> Commissioner, ANC6A04
> >> email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> >> Twitter: @AmberGove
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 8:05 PM, Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?
> >> Sharing with the wider community.  If you've not received ANC
> Commissioner Gove's email here it is.
> >> I'd like to point out a DDOT contradiction, they acknowledge the North
> Carolina Ave speeding problem by NOT considering the sharrow option
> ..."Sharrows are not considered a safe treatment for a street with this
> volume/speed of vehicles..."
> >> But exacerbate it by creating a wider one-way west bound lane. If you
> need a visual example of what their ineptitude will do look at 17th street
> south bound. It is a wide one-way with a chronic, seriously dangerous speed
> problem.
> >>
> >> Dear Neighbors,
> >> For those who don't know me, I'm the Commissioner for the area that
> includes Lincoln Park and the 1300 block of North Carolina. Since several
> of you asked for additional information, I'm sharing a high level summary
> from the most recent public meeting. If you were not able to join us, the
> recording is available here. The agenda with slides from both the July and
> January meetings is here and detailed Q&A responses from DDOT are here.
> Minutes will be posted next month.
> >>
> >> Below are a few highlights from the July public meeting, in which DDOT
> shared SIX potential designs and reiterated their commitment to ?filling in
> this missing segment in the bike network, improving pedestrian safety and
> reducing vehicular speeds.?  One set of designs (Options A1 and A2) would
> remove about 25 parking spaces on the south side of the block. The other
> four proposals (Options B through E) would retain nearly all parking but
> convert this block to one-way westbound, rerouting eastbound drivers to
> either East Capitol or Constitution.
> >>
> >> Clarification of Process. At the top of the meeting, TPS Chair Dundon
> and DDOT?s George Branyan provided an updated timeline and where we are in
> the process. We are still very much in the development phase, so now is the
> time to engage to ensure that the final design meets our needs and that of
> the broader community. We will have at least one more public meeting before
> the Notice of Intent and official public comment period.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> C Street Project. DDOT is seeking to add bike facilities to this block
> because construction on the 1400-1600 blocks of North Carolina is scheduled
> for Sept 2022 as part of the C Street Project. The $16M project will remove
> a vehicle travel lane in each direction, add raised crosswalks and
> greenspace, and install a fully protected bike path to connect the
> Anacostia River Trail to Lincoln Park. Or nearly so. At some point in the
> decade between initial concept and final designs, the 1300 block of North
> Carolina Avenue NE was dropped from DDOT?s plans. No one at DDOT has been
> able to explain to me how or why this happened. See project details here:
> www.cstne.com.
> >>
> >> Demand for Traffic Calming. Residents reiterated their concerns related
> to speeding and requests for traffic calming measures, and DDOT committed
> to adding more calming measures to the designs. All designs narrow the
> vehicle travel lanes from 12 feet to 10 feet wide, which has been shown to
> reduce speeds, especially when physical barriers are used. They also all
> add a raised crosswalk mid-block-- a legal crossing that will allow better
> access to the triangle park. We also saw new designs for the intersection
> at the 1400 block of North Carolina that will eliminate the left turn lane
> and improve the bike connection for that block.
> >>
> >> Demand for Parking, including Accessible Parking. DDOT again presented
> a set of one-way designs that retain nearly all parking-- proposals B
> through E. Handicapped parking would also be retained on both sides of the
> block in the one-way designs.
> >>
> >> Alley Access. DDOT reiterated that alley travel/access would not change
> with any of the plans. For the one-way plans, entrance to the 1300 A/East
> Capitol alley would only be allowed by turning left from westbound North
> Carolina.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> More information/data. Many neighbors requested additional information
> on the impact of the one-way conversion and other data/study results.
> Several studies were shared in the chat, so please take a look at those.
> For those who missed it, the 20 page circulation study was attached to the
> TPS agenda. From additional emails I've seen, DDOT estimates that the
> rerouted traffic would mean a 5% increase in the number of daily vehicles
> routing via 13th/Constitution or East Capitol over baseline (pre-pandemic
> data).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Alternate Designs. DDOT also committed to sharing written clarification
> as to why they do not plan to advance the alternate proposals with Sharrows
> or Advisory Bike Lanes. Short responses I've seen to date from DDOT on
> these are that a) Sharrows are not considered a safe treatment for a street
> with this volume/speed of vehicles (and DDOT is trying to move away from
> Sharrows) and b) Advisory Bike Lanes work well when there is roughly equal
> vehicle traffic in each direction, which is not the case for this block
> (which is 80% westbound).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Want more details? Please sign up for our ANC6A listserv (links below)
> and feel free to email me (6A04 at anc.dc.gov) and project director Will
> Handsfield (will.handsfield at dc.gov) your questions and comments.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Stay safe,
> >> Amber
> >>
> >> --
> >> -----------------------------
> >> Amber Gove
> >> Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A04
> >> Twitter: @AmberGove
> >> Email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
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