January 30, 2020 | Vol. 6, Issue 5Letter from the Mayor

John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Phone: (202) 727-2643
Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov
Chief of Staff:
John Falcicchio
City Administrator:
Rashad Young
Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel:
Ronald R. Ross
Senior Advisor:
Beverly Perry

Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs:
Lamont Akins
Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services:
Julia Irving
Scheduling Requests:
mayor.dc.gov/page/invite-mayor

In This Week’s Newsletter:

Registration for DPR Spring Programming Opens Monday, Feb. 3
New: 100 Off-Sidewalk Parking Corrals for Dockless Vehicles
Budget Engagement Forums
A District Minute
Pathways to the Middle Class: Department of Parks and Recreation, Landscape Architect

Registration for DPR Spring Programming Opens Monday, Feb. 3

Registration for the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) spring programming will open on Monday, February 3. From sports programs to leisure activities to senior fitness classes, we have something for everyone.
To register for a program:

visit DPR’s Registration Portal;
select an age group;
browse location and program type; and
select a program, add to cart, and proceed to checkout.

For more information on DPR spring programming, go to dpr.dc.gov.
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New: 100 Off-Sidewalk Parking Corrals for Dockless Vehicles

Over the next several months, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will install 100 off-sidewalk dockless scooter and bike parking corrals across the District. The corrals will be installed in the space between stop signs and the start of parking zones, which will improve safety by ensuring illegally parked cars do not block visibility of crosswalks and intersections.
The off-sidewalk corrals were first piloted in business improvement districts and commercial areas where higher numbers of dockless vehicles were expected to be parked. The new locations focus on residential areas where sidewalks are narrower and more likely to be blocked by an improperly parked dockless vehicle.
Learn more about the corrals HERE and find tips on how to safely park dockless vehicles HERE.
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Budget Engagement Forums

Join fellow DC residents at forums to share your values, priorities, and ideas with the Bowser Administration as the Fiscal Year 2021 budget is developed.

Monday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m.: Senior Telephone Town Hall
Tuesday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m.: Budget Engagement Forum at the Edgewood Recreation Center (301 Franklin Street, NE)
Thursday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m.: Budget Engagement Forum at the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW)
Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 a.m.: Budget Engagement Forum at Kenilworth Recreation Center (4321 Ord Street, NE)

Learn more and RSVP HERE.
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A District Minute

This week’s District Minute features stories about the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the District’s annual Point In Time Count.

Pathways to the Middle Class: Department of Parks and Recreation, Landscape Architect

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) provides quality urban recreation and leisure services for residents and visitors to the District of Columbia. DPR supervises many of the city’s recreation/community centers, parks, athletic fields, playgrounds, spray parks, tennis courts, community gardens, dog parks, and aquatic facilities.
DPR has an opening for a Landscape Architect. This position is responsible for facilitating the efficient development, maintenance, and operation of parks and other sites in DPR’s management. All details regarding this vacancy, including qualifications, can be found by visiting the job announcement.
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