Monthly Archives: July 2021

Thursdays in July: Summer in the Parks

Posted by nextstoprp in Fort Circle Park

From Rock Creek Conservancy

Summer in the Parks

Event Details

WHEN
Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm 

WHERE
Fort Circle Parks at South Dakota Ave NE & Gallatin St NE
Washington, DC, 20017

COST
This is a free event!

CONTACT
Rock Creek Conservancy
(301) 579-3105

Join Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Conservancy for Thursday evening Summer in the Parks events in July at Fort Circle Parks in NE DC. Food trucks, music, and family-friendly themed activities for each night will bring the Rock Creek community together to celebrate our urban oasis and #RecreateResponsibly in our parks.

Register here!

Registration is not required to participate in this event, but will ensure you receive updates and reminders.

Community Garden Plots Available at UDC’s Bertie Backus Campus

Posted by nextstoprp in Backus Urban Food Hub

Updated 7/6/2021: UDC CAUSES updated the contact information below.

Community garden plots are available at the Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub at UDC’s Backus Campus located at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. The community garden is accessible from Galloway Street NE off South Dakota Avenue. Apply Here

From UDC CAUSES

UDC Bertie Backus Community Garden in Fort Totten is Now Accepting Garden Plot Applications!
Available garden space is located at the UDC Bertie Backus Campus! The well-known Community Garden consists of twenty-six (26) 3.5′ x 7′ raised garden beds. 

The Community Garden’s Board of Directors, in conjunction with UDC–CAUSES, assigns plots to applicants on a first-come, first-served, and waiting list basis. The garden is currently free and does not collect any membership dues or fees.  

Note: No gardening experience is needed. New, amateur and experienced gardeners welcome! 
For more information regarding the Bertie Backus Community Garden, contact
Lasia and Cheryl at bertiegarden@gmail.com. For more information regarding the Bertie Backus Community Garden, contact Patricia Bon directly at Patricia.Bon@udc.edu.
Apply Here

Construction on North Michigan Park-Fort Totten Pedestrian Trail Anticipated to Resume This Month

Posted by nextstoprp in Fort Circle Park, Transportation

A reader asked for a status update on construction of a formal pedestrian trail between Gallatin Street NE and Galloway Street NE that will provide better access for North Michigan Park residents to the Fort Totten Metro station. I confirmed with the National Park Service (NPS) that construction will resume sometime this month in July. Trail construction began at the beginning of July 2020, but was halted just a few weeks later after the construction crew found an unexploded ordnance. Construction has been halted and the area closed off since then in order for NPS to conduct soil testing and figure out next steps to make sure it was safe to continue building the trail.

NPS previously communicated to a couple of residents in May 2021 that construction will begin again in July 2021. I confirmed with NPS yesterday June 30 that they still anticipate a July timeframe to resume construction. NPS stated in an email to me yesterday, “Yes, the trail construction is scheduled to restart later next month and the negative test results is allowing us to continue the work.”

I know that NPS has been giving various dates for resuming construction for a while now, but I think this July timeframe is the most realistic timeframe they have provided so far. So hopefully, residents will in fact see construction of the trail begin again soon.

And also a quick update on a separate, but nearby project, which is the sidewalk that is supposed to be installed on the south side of Galloway between South Dakota Avenue & 4th Street NE. NPS informed me at the end of April 2021, “DDOT just transferred the funding to Federal Highway Administration to complete the design of the sidewalk from South Dakota Avenue NE to the existing DDOT/WMATA sidewalk along Galloway Street NE. We do not have a timeline at this point when the design will be completed.” There have some been some design hiccups with this particular project. I have not followed up with NPS about this issue since that correspondence in April, but my understanding is that their posture is still the same at this point.