tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25404110316079922432024-03-14T04:50:36.255-04:00Tree Care Stories from Restore Mass AveRestore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-22231179305232788802021-03-05T10:56:00.012-05:002021-04-17T09:07:40.469-04:00Embassy Row Roadway Rebuild - A Test for Green Infrastructure in DC<!-- start -->DDOT starts $23 million road rebuilding on Embassy Row<!-- end -->Kickoff The “Massachusetts Avenue NW Rehabilitation Project” we call MARP will begin March 1, according to DC Department of Transportation (DDOT). The $22.9 million contract is with Milani Construction LLC. DDOT says the project will take 18 months and end in December 2022. More from DDOT's pre-construction briefing Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-35740407194387141562021-02-20T17:43:00.004-05:002021-03-05T10:20:00.550-05:00Join Briefing on Massachusetts Ave Construction by DDOT - Tues Feb 23 Urgentissimo! Please join an important public meeting THIS Tuesday, February 23,
6:30pm - 8:00 pm ET. Rehabilitation of Mass Ave NW -- Pre-Construction Meeting What's the meeting about? On Tuesday, DDOT will describe the
final MARP plan for rebuilding the roadway, reconstruction of sidewalks and
gutters, storm drains, etc., completing 3 years of revisions from the first
draft in October Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-20060698228584469782020-12-30T16:48:00.001-05:002020-12-30T17:53:41.752-05:00Gas Pipeline Job Kicks Off Mass Ave Road Rebuilding<!-- start -->Big machines. Trucks. Orange Cones. Yellow-vested workers.
What are the crews doing in the Massachusetts Avenue roadway? Why are they funneling traffic to fewer lanes? Why must we walkers and runners dodge their stuff? It's been going on for months!<!-- end -->
Stepping around the cones and you'll step into the world of District underground infrastructure.
These big cutting Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-35785620000866997252020-10-03T13:21:00.001-04:002020-10-03T21:37:58.979-04:00We clean & mulch 31 street trees. Your turn!<!-- start -->Every spring our great landscape contractor Ricky Fuentes cleans out weeds and grass that choke the soil around young and vulnerable trees that form the "first row" along the curbs of Mass Ave on Embassy Row. In June Ricky's crew worked around 31 trees we thought needed help.<!-- end -->Starting to help a new tree.These "street trees" are stressed by wind from traffic, Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-11314089090747306432020-06-24T12:08:00.003-04:002020-06-24T14:37:21.506-04:00Haiti Embassy 911 Memorial Tree Gets Spring Cleanup
James starts clearing away grass from the tree.
<!-- start -->Treekeeper James Brown and Tree Ambassador Deborah Shapley cleared grass that had sprung from the soil around the 911 Memorial Tree at the Embassy of Haiti at 2311 Mass Ave.<!-- end -->
Our May 27 cleanup will help the Embassy continue nurturing this tree, which is an important symbol of that nation's resilience.
The 911 Memorial Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-5743039597050324402020-05-30T14:13:00.002-04:002020-05-31T20:41:52.811-04:00Thank Korea Embassy for great roses at Sheridan Circle
Travelers can enjoy the Sheridan Circle rosebeds thanks to Embassy of Korea.
<!-- start -->Who's caring for the red rose beds by Sheridan Circle at Mass Ave and 23rd Street?<!-- end -->
The Embassy of Korea has become the "angel" caring for the now-lovely beds of roses on two bits of city land - the big triangle west of the circle and the tiny triangle on the east Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-88154390549312750462019-12-01T14:30:00.000-05:002019-12-01T14:33:41.907-05:00Street trees get help and reminder tags
Treekeeper Kathy digs out crabgrass that was strangling this tree.
Treekeeping Our 2019 program featured reminders and thanks to local owners who care for city-planted trees along the street.
RMA Treekeepers also pitched in - literally. Here Treekeeper Kathy Ryan pulls crabgrass from around a new elm by 2315 Mass. We asked the city UFD to plant this species because, if the tree grows well,Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-77374772550191838022019-09-16T18:43:00.002-04:002019-09-16T18:51:58.291-04:00Huge trees could be lost at Sursum Corda site RMA nurtures the great, huge trees along Embassy Row. Our Grand Avenue was spared the developer's wrecking ball in the 1970s when federal historic status was granted. But RMA cares about big trees all over DC - especially Heritage Trees of 100" circumference or larger, that get extra protection under the 2016 tree law.
Today RMA warned that developers willRestore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-4798009901724278212019-09-07T14:42:00.001-04:002019-09-09T14:17:20.459-04:00RMA aids street trees VIDEOSee images of how RMA helps young trees grow, even those next to the busy avenue. RMA works with the Urban Forestry Division of DDOT on what species along curbs will provide the most shade and revive the historic
look - if they are cared for. We're trying!
Along here, the historic Grand Avenue streetscape had full double rows of shade trees; the District needs these mature tree rows Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-79208636931631481852019-08-27T15:09:00.000-04:002019-09-07T12:45:49.297-04:00Dupont Tree Plaza - Some OptionsRestore Mass Ave champions the cause of transforming the bare old city sidewalk west of Dupont
Circle into a delighted, shady space that serves the city and region.
We have achieved an engineered design that retrofits the above- and below-ground space for stormwater management. It has passed all major city approvals, with just a few to go.
So now there's discussion of how present users will Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-31844649645160937312019-03-20T16:32:00.003-04:002019-03-20T17:09:38.693-04:00Tree Plaza Progress Reported by TheDCLine TheDCLine, an important local news service, reported on RMA's project for a new community space off Dupont Circle. Deborah Shapley, President of RMA was quoted on how the bare sidewalk by the bike stands can be transformed. With rows of trees and greenspace, it would highlight the site's historic and community importance and add beauty.
Talk Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-89206825515635917072018-12-08T13:47:00.005-05:002018-12-08T13:53:41.167-05:00 Soil is tested at Tree Plaza siteThe project for an engineered design of our Dupont Tree Plaza got under way Nov 30. Here you see John, of Soils, Inc, making two holes in the ground at the west end of the plaza location.
Why test the soil here? Below this site we plan a "reservoir" filled with soil to grow trees. The reservoir will run under most of Plaza, and be shaped to direct water to the city's combined system (CSS) of Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-49497544386861171392018-10-26T13:35:00.002-04:002018-10-26T14:12:09.333-04:00Tree Plaza Design Award: The Winner Is ...
DesignGreen was voted to receive the contract for an Engineered Design of RMA's Dupont Tree Plaza by the Restore Mass Ave Board of Directors Oct 23nd, following a three-way bake-off.
The three valid proposals were read and scored by two outside professional Reviewers. RMA Board members compared each proposal against the requirements in our RFP released September 25th.
It was close! OneRestore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-89948624430191197072018-10-16T18:58:00.003-04:002018-10-16T18:58:41.758-04:00Tree Plaza proposals due Wed Oct 17 by 4 pm. Restore Mass Ave seeks bids from qualified firms to make an
Engineered Design for a Stormwater Retrofit in the bare sidewalk by PNC
Bank at Dupont Circle.
The RFP and more detail is at RestoreMassAve.org/dupont-tree-plaza/ Instructions for filing are in the RFP.
The Dupont Tree Plaza Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-49692991029352593762018-10-15T18:40:00.001-04:002018-10-15T18:40:20.860-04:00Dupont Tree Plaza - Q & A on CAD Regarding our Request For Proposals to make an Engineered Design of the stormwater retrofit 'Dupont Tree Plaza' next to Dupont Circle, we got one question:
Is there a CAD file of the site? RMA's RFP shows a measured plan made pro bono by Leo A Daly architects. It shows how the trees,Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-6804143850707403162018-10-10T15:27:00.000-04:002018-10-10T15:46:02.523-04:00Tree Plaza: Bidder questions due 6 pm Oct 11Anyone interested in bidding on the Engineered Design for our Tree Plaza, who has questions, should submit them by 6 pm Thursday Oct 11 to RestoreMassAve@gmail.com. Please say "Dupont Tree Plaza Design" in the subject line.
If there are any Addenda to our Sept 25 Request For Proposals, we will post by midnight, Friday Oct 12, on the Dupont Tree Plaza page. Links to this page are our Home Page Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-56281855683182584262018-10-06T09:04:00.001-04:002018-10-06T09:06:52.119-04:00 Meeting for Bidders at Plaza Site noon-1 Wed Oct 10Bidding is under way for an engineered design of Dupont Tree Plaza! We invite interested bidders to come to the site for a pre-proposal meeting Wed. Oct. 10 from noon - 1 pm. Meet us on the sidewalk in front of PNC Bank, shown below and on our Tree Plaza page.
Site of future Tree Plaza. Address: 1913 Massachusetts Ave NW.
We'll show the site detail and issues with this space. We'll Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-19231292180039827362018-09-25T21:18:00.000-04:002018-09-25T21:51:37.916-04:00Tree Plaza advances with Chesapake Bay Trust grant Our Dupont Tree Plaza has won a prestigious grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The funds will enable RMA to commission an engineered design to retrofit the bare city sidewalk with shade trees and help clean up the Bay.
Our vision of adding trees to the east end of the Embassy Row route and making a new civic space there has advanced steadily.
 Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-13211213747688325472018-03-28T15:15:00.000-04:002018-03-28T15:15:00.549-04:00"2700 K" is Big News for Street Lights The new Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced an important policy shift for the future of all of the city's 71,000 street lights. If carried out, the policy could keep more of the historic character of Washington's streets and avenues when the new lighting infrastructure is rolled out. The change would be good for residents' health, Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-14000887899253180102018-02-27T13:03:00.004-05:002018-03-26T10:26:33.314-04:00Street Lights: Make Your Voice HeardPlease forward RMA's Testimony on Street Lights to City Council members and your friends.
RMA's position is informed by experts at the Street Light Task Force and the Dark Sky Association. You can help save the historic character of Embassy Row (ie no bright 3000 Kelvin lights) and improve future lighting for the whole city.
RMA's Feb 21 Tour of Street Lights drew many from Dupont Circle Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-69733966520505766182018-02-16T09:42:00.000-05:002018-02-19T14:48:43.484-05:00Join Our Street Light Tour Wednesday Evening
Restore Mass Ave is advocating for new fixtures and bulbs that are healthful and preserve the historic character of streets and avenues. Here's our tour map.
See for yourself which new lights are too bright and too blue. Same may be needlessly high, so trees must be cut out for light to reach the street. Compare the old lights; they use too much power but give off soft color.
Our Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-69861610777529779352018-01-17T14:44:00.000-05:002018-01-17T14:44:01.157-05:00Haiti's Resilience Rewarded with 9-11 Survivor TreeYou'll see a small new tree planted by Haiti's Embassy at 2311 Massachusetts Avenue this spring. The tree will be just a sapling about 4 feet tall. Not a lot of branches nor leaves.
This little Callery pear may manage a few white blooms, briefly. But if not now, in future years its white cloud of blossoms will herald the start of renewal up and down our Grand Avenue.
The tree's parent Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-35976866208216870552017-12-31T10:36:00.002-05:002018-01-15T11:04:30.043-05:00Emmet Statue Invisible at NightIrish Patriot Robert Emmet was hanged, drawn and quartered by British rulers back in 1803 -- but not before his speech from the dock in the Dublin courtroom lighted a torch for seekers of freedom everywhere.
Across the United States, Irish immigrants named towns Emmetsville (Fl., Tx.), Emmetsburg (Md., Ia.) and Emmetstown (Oh., Mn.), to name a few. Statues commemorating his martyrdom abound.
Restore Mass Avehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424520072734082781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540411031607992243.post-33093215735554923012017-11-07T15:33:00.004-05:002017-12-01T12:36:42.038-05:00Park Service to Plant Historic Trees in Sheridan Circle
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