DDOT Committee

Chair: Cecelia Waldeck

DC’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) impacts our neighborhood in many ways including traffic safety and signage, on-street parking regulations, the issuance of permits for using public space, and maintaining the trees in the public space (between the sidewalk and street). This Committee functions as a liaison between neighbors and DDOT including the Community Outreach Liaison and the arborist assigned to our neighborhood. We encourage neighbors interested in improvements to traffic safety and maintaining a healthy tree canopy in public space to join our committee. For more information, contact Cecelia at ssnadc@gmail.com.  

Zoning Issues and Neighborhood Livability

Chair: Vacant

16th Streets Heights a century-old, mostly residential neighborhood of quiet tree lined streets with a diverse architecture of Wardman style rowhouses, duplexes, American Craftsman and American Foursquare detached houses. People choose to live here because of the residential, single-family homes that characterize our neighborhood. Recent trends to create multi-family homes out of once single-family homes threaten the historic character of our Neighborhood. The Zoning and Livability Committee is the watchdog for changes in zoning regulations that threaten the unique character and livability of our neighborhood. In particular, the Zoning and Livability Committee monitors the rules and regulations of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and the Zoning Commission, intervenes and provides testimony in agency hearings on behalf of neighborhood interests and provides information to members on issues that impact the livability or our neighborhood.

Seniors and People with Special Needs

Co-Chairs: Dot Walker and Sandra Lesesne

The mission of the Seniors and People with Special Needs Committee is to champion the needs of, and outreach to, seniors and people with special needs in our community, who because of lack of internet access, mobility or other issues, are not able to fully participate in community life. The committee is charged with identifying those neighbors who might need the Committee’s support services; ensuring members with mobility issues have the means to attend Association meetings/events; creating communications links to keep members without online resources or skills informed of Association activities; and providing linkage to government services and other neighbors who can provide members with support. For more information, contact Dot at dancindot1@aol.com and Sandra at sandralesesne@gmail.com.