Committees

  • Historic Preservation and Development
    The U Street Neighborhood Association led a ten-year effort to create and designate the "Greater U Street Historic District," which was approved in January of 1998. This committee works to preserve and protect the historic treasures of our neighborhood and be an active community voice in development projects and new construction within our Historic District and the association's boundaries.
     
    Chair: Sheryl Walter
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    Article Count:
    32
  • Public Safety

    The U Street Neighborhood Association's Public Safety Committee works with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) - the officers and leadership of the Third District and PSA 305 - and other community organizations, including ANC 1B, LeDroit Park Civic Association, MidCity Business Association, Howard University Police, and neighbors to address public safety issues in the Greater U Street Neighborhood and PSA 305 community.

    Co-Chairs: Sushupta Sudarshan & Brian Card
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    Article Count:
    39
  • Business Development
    The Business Development Committee works with residents, ANC 1B, the District government, and the greater U Street business community to address concerns, business impact, and quality of issues regarding operations of all businesses and alcoholic license holders in the Greater U Street Neighborhood area.
    Chair: Tucker Gallagher
    Article Count:
    16
  • Membership
    The Membership Committee works to recruit and maintain the membership of the U Street Neighborhood Association and to communicate our work to the Greater U Street Neighborhood.
    Chair: Jay Murphy 
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    Article Count:
    2
  • Friends of Harrison Recreation Center
    The Friends of Harrison Recreation Center is an official DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Park Partner, and was formed in 2009 as a project of the U Street Neighborhood Association, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit which has been working for nearly 20 years to improve and maintain the quality of life and advocate for everyone in our Greater U Street neighborhood.

    The Friends of Harrison Recreation Center works directly DPR to involve the community on how to improve the recreation center through capital improvements and design changes, and to enhance management and programming of the park, with the goal of making Harrison Recreation Center a better designed, cleaner, safer, and better managed park in the neighborhood for all to use and enjoy. 
     
    Learn more about the Harrison Recreation Center on the Department of Parks and Recreation website.
     
    Chair: Monisha Modi
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    Article Count:
    9
  • Green
    The Green Committee works on environmental issues and to beautify and keep the Greater U Street Neighborhood area green and clean.  By coordinating green and eco-friendly initiatives, annual neighborhood clean-ups, planting days, and other special events, the Green Committee helps keep our U Street neighborhood green in more ways than one.
     
    Chair: Scott Pomeroy 
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    Article Count:
    10
  • Education

    The Education Committee focuses on education issues impacting the Greater U Street Neighborhood.

    Chair: Alice Speck (pending approval - March 2011)

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    Article Count:
    2
  • Transportation & Parking

    The Transportation and Parking Committee works with residents, the District government, and the business community to address the concerns and issues of residents regarding the many transportation and parking issues in the Greater U Street Neighborhood.  Our goal is to work to support transit friendly and neighborhood friendly development.

    Chair: Open
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    Article Count:
    33
   
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