Media Contact:  John Lisle at (202) 671-2004

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host a public meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2008, to update the community about the Columbia Heights Streetscape project. English and Spanish-speaking staff will be on hand to brief residents and answer questions at the meeting.

Preliminary work on the highly anticipated project began this summer with installation of pavers and other minor improvements to the public plaza. Construction on the Park Road, NW portion of the project, between Mount Pleasant and 14th Streets, began today and is expected to last about six months.

This initial phase of the overall project includes a public plaza and interactive fountain to be built at the Triangle Park, located at the intersection of 14th Street and Park Road.

Phase II of the streetscape project provides for the reconstruction of 14th Street, NW, from Newton Street to Columbia Road, and Irving Street, NW between 14th and 16th Streets. Phase II is scheduled to begin next August.

More Information:

What		Public Meeting on Columbia Heights Streetscape Project
When		Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Where		Tubman Elementary School 3101 13th Street, NW

The school is located at the intersection of 13th Street and Irving Streets NW. It is one blocks east of the Columbia Heights Metro Station on the Green and Yellow line. It can also be reached by Metrobus routes 52, 53 and 54.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its projects, programs, and services on the basis of race, color, national origin, or gender, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or on the basis of disability as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

If you need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation) please contact Hadiah Jordan at (202) 610-0005 or by email at hadiah@jsallc.com seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. These services will be provided free of charge.

El compromiso del Departamento de Transporte del Distrito (DDOT, por sus siglas en inglés) es asegurar que ninguna persona sea excluida de participar, o que se le niegue beneficios de, proyectos, programas y servicios basándose en raza, color, origen nacional, o sexo, como esta provisto por el Título VI del Acta de Derechos Civiles de 1964 o en base a discapacidad tal como se establece en la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades.

Si necesita facilidades especiales o servicios de asistencia en otro idioma (traducción o interpretación) por favor comuníquese con Gabriela Vega al (202) 671-1458, o por correo electrónico al Gabriela.Vega@dc.gov siete (7) días antes de la reunión. Estos servicios se proveerán sin costo alguno.