Press
Releases and Other Newsworthy Events
2011 April
History Repeats Itself – except this Time, Broad Branch Road, NW will be Repaired and Reopened
2011 January
Area's No. 1 rank in traffic delays "Clearly, in any growing area, and D.C. has continued to grow, you need to build more capacity.
City Agency finishes study of Klingle trail The decision to convert the road into a trail "doesn't reflect the needs of one city."
Klingle Trail Final EA Out DDOT releases final EA on fate of Klingle Road
2010 August
The Brightest Young Thing’s website on Klingle Road. "This limbo, however, has meant that there is a long stretch of concrete unpatrolled by Park Police and unsullied by cars."
July 2010
Coalition Urges HPRB to supplement their comments--reminds them of Tregaron
2008
June 2008
June 3 Weird Priorities
May 2008
May 14
Washington EXPRESS: Do you agree with the District's decision to
keep Klingle Road closed to cars?
March 2008
Mayor
Fenty Moves on Restoration of Klingle Road
2006
October 2006
Fox 5 on Klingle
2005
July 2005
Sierra Club Action
Alert Recommends Alternative B2 and D2 of DEIS
Public Hearing on Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Set for July 21, 2005
2004
October 2004
October 29, 2004
Washington City Paper - Kerry - Bush - and Klingle Road
DDOT Dragging Their Feet
with Delay, Delay, Delay...Klingle Road Implementation Plan
August 2004
NPS Finally Agrees, after 5 months, to be Cooperating Agency
April 2004
Public Scoping Meeting
Announced
March 2004
EIS on Klingle Road
Announced in Federal Register
DDOT
and Federal Highway Ask NPS to be Cooperating Agency
2003
May 2003
NBC Polls Shows 85 Percent of
Public Opinion Says Klingle Will Improve Traffic
DC
Council Votes 8-5 to Repair Klingle
Pave-It Culprit Confesses
WTOP News on Klingle Vote
April 2003
Chevy Chase Citizens Association
Supports Klingle
March 2003
DC Council Hearing on Klingle Road
B15-0061 Klingle Road Restoration Act of
2003
2002
September 2002
DDOT Director Dan
Tangherlini and At-Large Councilmember "Candidate" Phil Mendelson Defy
and Ignore Council Legislation
Feb 2002
Fire Fighters
Association Re-Affirms their Support to Reopen Klingle Road
Klingle Closing Unfair
Just the Facts, Please
Jan 2002
Coalition Finds DC Government
Out of Touch with DC Residents
Police and Residents
Voice their Support for Opening Klingle at ANC 1C meeting
2001
Dec 2001
Mt. Pleasant Residents
Property Vandalized
Mayor Sides
Against DC Residents
Mayor's Proposal Makes No Sense
Nov 2001
One Year Later - Open
Klingle Road
Oct 2001
Coalition
Calls on Mayor to Reopen Klingle Road Access as he Fights for Street
Openings
Around Federal Buildings
Dear Mr.
Mayor
Ward
3's St. Sophia's Church Says Open Klingle Road
Oldest Inhabitants of DC Endorse Opening
of Klingle Road
Sep
2001
AFGE
Local 3721 Endorses Opening of Klingle Road
Ward
3's Rock Creek Glen Neighborhood Association Wants Klingle Opened
Ward 3 ANC3B Endorses Opening of Klingle Road
Aug 2001
Shepherd
Park Citizens Association Endorses Klingle Opening
Mt. Pleasant Business
Association
Urges Opening of Klingle
Charlene Drew Jarvis Says
"YES" to Open Klingle Road
Jersey Barriers on Broad Branch
and Klingle Roads
International Fire
Fighters Association, Local 36 Endorses Klingle Opening
Jul 2001
Fraternal
Order of Police Endorse Reopening of Klingle Road
Four
Ambulance Companies Say, "Open Klingle Road
DC Taxicab Companies
Endorse Opening of Klingle Road
Mayor Washington Calls for
Opening of Klingle Road
Lightfoot Endorses Opening
of Klingle Road
Coalition Decries
Councilmember
Chavous' stated support for tearing out historic Klingle Road
Jun 2001
The Advisory Neighborhood
Commission Assembly Votes Unanimously to Repair and Reopen
Klingle Road
May 2001
Coalition Celebrates Mt.
Pleasant Festival on June 3
Sierra Club Supports Repairing
Existing Roads
NEWS FLASH: Traffic Here
is Congested |