Open Seat, No Candidate on Ballot, Write-in
Email: amyanc3f01@gmail.com
Website: https://amyanc3f01.wordpress.com/
CPSG ANC 3F Questionnaire
1) What do you see as the main challenges holding the area within ANC 3F back from being a more walkable, vibrant, sustainable, and equitable neighborhood? Please add any thoughts you might have on overcoming those challenges.
Answer: I think the main challenge is that people don’t agree about how to make the neighborhood more walkable, vibrant, sustainable and equitable. I think incremental changes or compromise solutions may help with overcoming the challenges.
2) Earlier this year, Mayor Bowser changed her mind and halted any further planning for protected bike lanes on Connecticut Ave.
Question: If presented with the opportunity to revive the planning for protected bike lanes on Connecticut Ave, would you support it? (Yes / No)
If yes, explain what you think the benefits will be for the area.
If no, explain why and/or any alternative you would propose.
Answer: Yes, I would support it. I think protected bike lanes will improve safety for drivers and bike riders and encourage more people (like me) to use bicycle transportation, which is healthy, enjoyable, and sustainable. It would help connect those of us north of Van Ness with the Cleveland Park businesses. Right now, I don’t dare to ride on Connecticut Ave. When I drive in Connecticut, I wish bicycles could have their own lane, so I don’t have to navigate passing riders. Also, from Wakefield, it is very hard and unsafe to get to the bike paths in Rock Creek Park, so I have given up bike riding around here. One of my teens (a Jackson Reed student) uses the bike share benefit for DC students regularly, and I am very concerned for his safety. I am also open to alternatives to the Connecticut Ave protected bike paths since the Connecticut Ave plans have now been halted.
3) Earlier this year, Cleveland Park Smart Growth partnered with Virginia Commonwealth University grad student, Mac Hyde, on a planning study to consider how gentle density could be added to the single-family-only zoned residential areas around the Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, and Van Ness Metro stations. The recommendations from the study were to allow for multi-family residences while keeping the building sizes allowed for single-family zones houses.
Question: Realizing this proposal does not directly affect ANC 3A, but considering the broader goal raised by it, would you be open to changing zoning in single-family-only zones to allow for house-sized apartments, or conversion of single-family homes into multi-family? (Yes / No)
If yes, explain what you think the benefits will be for the area.
If no, explain why and/or any alternative you would propose.
Answer: I haven’t read the study yet, but I would certainly be open to these ideas..
4) Please tell us anything else about you and your decision to run for ANC that you would like the members of CPSG and the broader community to know about you.
Answer: I have lived in 3F for almost 20 years and am a long time volunteer in our community. I was part of a group of people that revived the Friends of Forest Hills (FOFH) playground organization about 15 years ago. I served many years on the FOFH board and volunteered many hours cleaning-up the park to make it a positive community gathering spot. I have also spent countless hours volunteering at Murch, Deal and Jackson Reed over the years. I have children that have attended each. I have been a long time volunteer with the Humane Rescue Alliance, fostering animals. And recently I have been volunteering with Van Ness Main Street at the pop-up market and also at the pollinator gardens. Professionally I have dedicated my career to public service, mostly in the sphere of human rights and children’s rights. I was inspired to run for ANC after tuning in to the positive work of several current ANC members. I would like to contribute to tangible improvements in 3F.
Cleveland Park Smart Growth 