Join your neighbors and park lovers at Washington Parks & People’s monthly cleanup event!

Meet at the Joan of Arc statue between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. — come anytime, leave when you need to! All tools will be provided, including gloves, but feel free to bring your own. Routine maintenance tasks may include trash pickup, painting, sanding, weeding, sweeping, trimming/pruning, and more.

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

Join us for the Economic Development Committee meeting.

To attend this meeting, please register/join here.

Join us for the Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Regulation Committee meeting.

Register/join here.

To see which businesses are on the agenda, please check this tracker.

Join us next month for the next Community Engagement Committee!

For Zoom: Register/join here.

This month’s meeting is cancelled. Please join us in January!

Join us for the meeting of the Transportation, Parks, and Public Space Committee at 7pm.

Register/join here.

Anticipated agenda items:

• Nonreserved ADA Parking in Residential areas - resolution

Join us for the Public Safety Committee meeting at 7pm.

To register/join this meeting, use this link.

Anticipated agenda items:

• Roll call

• Guest speaker TBD

• MPD and crime updates

• Resolution on U Street traffic management

• Community policing

• Community announcements

We’d love to have you join us for our ANC 1B meeting.
Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://dc-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Eu-6KYkQMigckjqKeLTjw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

See the draft agenda for this meeting here.

The guest speaker for this month will be Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to a Ward 1 public workshop for the Strategic Bikeways Plan project. This in-person workshop will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church (Dining Hall). The project team will be presenting results from its evaluation of existing conditions and will be inviting community members and stakeholders to share feedback on the project team’s work to date, bicycle transportation needs, safety concerns, key gaps in the bicycle network, potential project ideas, and other local considerations.

St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church (Diniing Hall)

1525 Newton Street NW, Washington, DC 20010

Click here to register: www.StrategicBikeways-Ward1.eventbrite.com

Please join the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), the DC Department of General Services (DGS) and DC Public Schools (DCPS) for a community meeting to discuss the upcoming renovations to the KC Lewis field and playground. 

Your attendance and feedback are greatly appreciated!

Meeting Details

Date: Tuesday December 2, 2025 

Location: St. George’s Episcopal Church, 160 U Street NW  

Time:  6:00 PM- 7:30 PM

Individuals needing special accommodations, please contact Christopher Dyer  via email at Christopher.Dyer@dc.gov or by telephone at (202)-702-9453.

Additional websites for the K.C. Lewis Improvement Project 

For more information and to RSVP, please visit https://kclewis.splashthat.com/. 

For additional information about the project, please visit: https://dgs.dc.gov/page/kc-lewis-park-improvements.

To sign up for updates about this project please visit: http://dpr.dc.gov/stakeholder. 

The Committee of the Whole meets to advise the Chairperson on the draft agenda for the monthly Commission meeting.

Use the following link to register for this Zoom meeting: https://dc-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pAFW95TQQOyaDS73ozKD-w

See the draft agenda for this meeting here.

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

Join us for the Economic Development Committee meeting.

To attend this meeting, please register/join here.

Agenda:

1. Update from DMPED on the Redevelopment of the Reeves Center

2. Update on the Comp Plan 2050 Early Findings, and Next Steps

   1. Comp Plan Estimated Timeline

   2. Critical Feedback from Phase 1 Public Meetings

   3. Important Questions for the Commission to Consider

3. Second Review of the Draft Resolution on "Gentle Density"

Join us for the Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Regulation Committee meeting.

Register/join here.

To see which businesses are on the agenda, please check this tracker.

Join us for the Public Safety Committee meeting at 7pm.

To register/join this meeting, use this link.

Agenda:

1. Roll call

2. Guest Speaker: Howard University Chief of Public Safety, Chief David Taylor

3. MPD Crime Updates

4. Juvenile Curfew Updates

5. U Street Traffic Control Resolution Updates

6. Community announcements

Join us for the Community Engagement Committee meeting on Zoom!

For Zoom: Register/join here.

Join us for our monthly ZPD meeting on Zoom.

To attend the meeting, please register here

Proposed Agenda:

1. Welcome

2. Roll call

   a. b. c. Appointment of Brad Solyan, 1B08

   Appointment of Aaron Pervin, 1B01

   Welcome to Gabriel Gassmann, 1B06

3. New Business

   a. 2008 17th Street NW, HPA 26-55 (box folder here)

   b. Resolution on COOLS Act, Gabrielle Rogoff (Councilmember Henderson’s

   Office)

   c. Review of updated resolution: A Resolution Urging Gentle Density Throughout

   the District of Columbia

   d. ANC 1B Joint Task Force: Comprehensive Plan and Housing, updates

Join your neighbors and park lovers at Washington Parks & People’s monthly cleanup event!

Meet at the Joan of Arc statue between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. — come anytime, leave when you need to! All tools will be provided, including gloves, but feel free to bring your own. Routine maintenance tasks may include trash pickup, painting, sanding, weeding, sweeping, trimming/pruning, and more.

Join us for the meeting of the Transportation, Parks, and Public Space Committee at 7pm.

Register/join here.

Proposed Agenda:

1. U Street Bus Priority Project

2. Presentation and Discussion with DDOT Project Team

3. Streatery Roundtable - discussion and potential resolution

4. The Committee on Transportation and the Environment is hosting a roundtable on the new Streatery Regulations and whether they are workable or not. I thought we could discuss this and potentially introduce an additional steatery resolution, this time focusing on feasibility and fees for businesses wishing to operate a streatery

5. Multifamily ADA Parking Applications

6. Continued discussion from previous meetings

From the organizers:

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum proudly announces a Reading of the Names event to honor the United States Colored Troops (USCT) as part of our Grand Reopening celebration and in recognition of Veterans Day.

See more details here.

We’d love to have you join us for our ANC 1B meeting.
Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://dc-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Eu-6KYkQMigckjqKeLTjw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

Join us for the Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Regulation Committee meeting.

Register/join here.

To see which businesses are on the agenda, please check this tracker.

This event is sponsored by the Commission.

(The start time for this event has changed from 9:00 to 10:00.)

RSVP to Jeffrey at jeffreyhw@yahoo.com.

From the organizers:

Fall has arrived & with it the change of seasons in the Gardens!

Mark you calendars & RSVP for our Vermont Avenue Gardens Fall (Work) Party Saturday morning, November 1st! Start time is 10am, with about 2 hours of projects, followed by complimentary Taco Brunch this year at Lulu's, including a cocktail.

We will again be cleaning up the beds, planting cool-weather ornamental Kale & Pansies, mulching & completing a few other projects. Breakfast, drinks & snacks, instructions & equipment, fun & fellowship will be provided. Dedicated volunteers are needed, including Project Leaders & few workers to prep beds Friday afternoon, Oct. 31.

Please support our Major Sponsors: David Treanor & Bediz Group Realtors, Torti Gallas & Partners Architects, I.M.P./9:30 Club, Nellies Sportsbar, ANC1B, DC Urban Forestry, Fort Meyer Construction, Align-DC & Stoladi Property Group...

...and our Other Sponsors: African American Civil War Memorial, Servicebar & Casey Trees...

... and our Door Prizers: American Ice Company, 9:30 Club / I.M.P., Pop Fizz, VIDA Fitness & Whitlow's.

RSVP to Jeffrey at jeffreyhw@yahoo.com.

The Committee of the Whole meets to advise the Chairperson on the draft agenda for the monthly Commission meeting.

Use the following link to register for this Zoom meeting: https://dc-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pAFW95TQQOyaDS73ozKD-w

Please find the draft agenda for this meeting here.

From the organizers:

Take a pause and reconnect with yourself during an evening of Restorative Yoga in the beautiful Josephine Butler Parks Center. This free, community-centered class offers a chance to release tension, calm the mind, and nurture your body through gentle movement, deep breathing, and mindful relaxation.

Reserve a space (free) here.

From the organizers:

Taking over Georgia Avenue and the surrounding Shaw neighborhood, this family-friendly moving celebration of the Howard legacy features the Howard "Showtime" Marching Band, local school bands, floats, cheer and dance teams, and other entertainment.

For more details and route map (forthcoming), please see here.

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

Join us for the Community Engagement Committee meeting on Zoom!

For Zoom: Register/join here.

Join us for our monthly ZPD meeting on Zoom.

To attend the meeting, please register here

Agenda

1. Welcome

2. Roll call

a. Appointment of New Committee Members:

i. Devin Reed, 1B06

ii. Gabriel Gassmann, 1B06

3. New Business

a. 1515 U Street Special Exemption (Tentative)

b. 1815 8th Street NW, HPA 25-423 (box folder here)

c. DC 2050 Comprehensive Plan Joint Task Force and ZPD involvement

d. Resolution on COOLS Act from 1D: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/574f2c54b6aa608304000a38/t/68bf960dda78bd20c1d91510/1757386253949/Resolution+in+Support+of+B260285%2C+the+%E2%80%9CClimatizing+Our+Overheated+Living+Spaces+Regulation+Amendment+Act+of+2025%E2%80%9D.pdf

i. Read the text of the act here: https://legiscan.com/DC/bill/B26-0285/2025