Nearly 500 neighbors attended the first U Street Movie Series - Harrison Field Under the Stars on June 10, 2010 to enjoy Michael Jackson's This Is It and support the Friends of Harrison Recreation Center.  The next movie showing is the Buena Vista Social Club on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.  

 

 

The crowd filled Harrison field for the first U Street Movie night! (click for a larger version)

 

The U Street Movie Series is a project of the Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, with the support of the U Street Neighborhood Association, Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association, ANC 1B and MidCity Business Association.  From June to September, this FREE summer movie series will be paying homage to the musical and culturally diverse roots of the Greater U Street Neighborhood, with a series of documentaries and films telling moving stories of accomplished musicians.  Admission is FREE but donations are welcome and encouraged.

All films are shown at the field at Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V Street, NW (on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW). Gates will open at 7 pm. Free popcorn will be provided to the first 100 attendees beginning at 8 pm. Showtime will be at sundown around 8:30 pm. Become a fan of the U Street Movie Series - Harrison Field Under the Stars on Facebook or visit the website, movies.ustreet-dc.org to learn more or donate .

 

Read more for the complete movie schedule.

Photo courtesy of Brian Liu.

The U Street, NW Upgrade project is being conducted by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Infrastructure Project Management Administration.  The U Street corridor project will encompass a nine-block stretch from extending from 9th Street to on the east to 18th Street and Florida Avenue on the west. Construction work on the U Street NW Upgrade project is scheduled to begin in 2013. Visit the website for the U Street, NW Upgrade project.  DDOT also offers a new dashboard view , which provides a detailed status report of the different phases of the project.

A Steering Committee, which officers of the U Street Neighborhood Association have been a part of, was created that includes the U Street residents, small business owners, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) commissioners, the local U Street civic associations, non-profit organizations, schools, emergency medical, public safety, and the District government officials. The Steering Committee was instrumental in voicing the collective community interest in the project design and shared comments regarding the project via public meetings, emails, phone, and through DDOT officials.

The project is currently in the final design phase.  A Transportation Management Plan (TMP) is concurrently being developed for the project which is a comprehensive document that details the work zone impact management strategies and how they will be implemented. 

 

To share your thoughts about the U Street, NW Upgrade project, please contact Cheryl Cort, Parking & Transportation Chair at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it