Events: Learn how we can fix Dave Thomas Circle

Want to learn more about how to fix DC’s notoriously confounding Dave Thomas Circle intersection? Then you definitely want to attend the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Open House on the Florida Avenue-New York Avenue NE Intersection and Florida Avenue NE Streetscape (2nd to H Street NE) projects. DDOT is expected to unveil:

• The Preliminary (30%) Design of the Florida Avenue-New York Avenue NE Intersection Project (“Dave Thomas Circle”);

• The post-construction data collection for the Florida Avenue NE Interim Safety Improvement Project, which was completed in September 2019; and

• The Updated (65%) Design of Florida Avenue NE Streetscape Project from 2nd Street NE to H Street NE.

The meeting is from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, December 10 at New Samaritan Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1100 Florida Avenue NE, and it’s open to the public. Click here for more information.

Other events from around the region

Monday, December 9

Architecture for justice: Join Michael Murphy, Founding Principal and Executive Director of MASS Design Group, for a series of projects that utilize the MASS practice model, to “harness the power of architecture and wrestle with our most difficult truths, reveal hidden narratives of our social structure, and seek to reconstruct the systems that perpetuate injustice.”

The event is from 6;30 to 7:30 pm at the National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, Suite 500. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information click here.

Tuesday, December 10

What’s the future of transit in Maryland?: Maryland delegates Delegates Marc Korman (Bethesda) and Brooke Lierman (Baltimore), will be on hand to discuss “Transit, Highways and the Maryland Legislature in 2020?” during the Action Committee for Transit’s monthly meeting. The event will be from 7:30 to 9 pm Tuesday at the Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD.

This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, December 12

How to win better buses: Steven Higashide author of Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit, will join other transit experts to discuss his book and also how to improve transit service in the region. The event is sponsored by Smart Growth America, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Island Press, and Georgetown University Urban & Regional Planning Program.

The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 pm at Georgetown University, 640 Massachusetts Ave NW. It is open to the public, but registration is required.

Friday, December 13

You can reshape Greater Riverdale: Want to have a hand in reshaping Greater Riverdale, MD? Then attend this information meeting on how to make changes that impacts neighborhoods including Beacon Heights, Crestwood, Eastpines, Hanson Oaks, Madison Hills, Riverdale Hills, Riverdale Heights, Roswil, Templeton Knolls, Riverdale Park, West Lanham Hills, and Woodlawn.

This visioning session is from 5:30 to 8 pm at Beacon Heights Elementary School, 6929 Furman Pkwy, Riverdale, MD. For RSVP or questions, please email Allie O’Neill at aoneill@ndc-md.org.

Saturday, December 14

Learn about Vision Zero with Evan Glass: Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass is hosting a Vision Zero Town Hall from 10 am to 12 pm at the Council building, 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD. Hear from local leaders about Vision Zero and add your voice to the conversation.

The event is open to the public, but participants must RSVP.