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Urban Forestry ANC6A REPORT by Nick Alberti Chair Amber Gove (6A04) convened the June 9 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A via Zoom, with Commissioners Keya Chatterjee (6A01), Phil Toomajian (6A02), Laura Gentile (6A05), Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07) and Brian Alcorn (6A08) in attendance. Commissioners Mike Soderman (6A03) and Robb Dooling (6A06) were absent.
Urban Forestry Ward 6 DC Urban Forestry Arborist Alex Grieve joined the meeting and outlined the four primary actions for maintaining safe and healthy trees. First, DC residents can request tree plantings. Second, residents can also request pruning of trees in public spaces, though requests may require two to five months to be completed. Third, full removal of a limb or a complete tree may take
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multiple months, though unsafe trees or limbs can be checked in a much shorter time. Finally, residents can request simple inspection of a tree to diagnose issues or potential infections. These services are only available for trees in public spaces, not in alleyways or on private property. Residents who want to report a tree root disrupting a sidewalk may send a 311 ticket directly to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), which operates the Urban Forestry Division (UFD. For more information visit www.ddot. dc.gov/page/ddot-urban-forestry. Grieve advised residents submitting a request using the 311 system to include photos and details.
Transportation and Public Space Commission (TPS) The following actions passed unanimously: • ANC 6A will send a letter to DDOT reiterating its requests for trafficcalming measures on H Street NE and requesting their implementation by Feb. 1, 2023, including a westbound speed camera on the 1300 block; sidewalk extensions/bulbouts at 14th Street, 10th Street, Eighth Street and Sixth Street; a mid-block crosswalk in the 1300 block of H Street NE and a red painted bus-only lane similar to other installations. • ANC 6A voted to send a letter to DDOT supporting the project to increase safety on 17th Street and 19th Street for all users and provide the opportunity for ANC 6B and ANC 7D to join the letter. • ANC 6A will send a letter to each DC Councilmember in support of the Safe Routes to School proposed legislation. The ANC supports the bill’s requirement to install vertical safety features in proximity to schools, given DDOT’s recent refusal to install raised crosswalks near Maury Elementary on 13th Street NE. • ANC 6A will send a letter to DDOT urging coordination between the an-
