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PR26-0337 • 2025

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-10-07
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about WMATA's expansion plans that were only partially supported by the official text.

Closing Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350 for Emergency

This bill declares an emergency to close a cul-de-sac on Douglas Street NE in Ward 5, near Lot 0006, to support the expansion of the Bladensburg Bus Garage.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an immediate need to close a cul-de-sac on Douglas Street NE in Ward 5.
  • Supports WMATA's plan to expand the Bladensburg Bus Garage by adding more parking spots for buses and creating space for electric buses.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People living near Square 4350 in Ward 5

Terms To Know

Emergency Declaration Resolution
A special type of law that allows quick action to deal with urgent situations.
Cul-de-sac
A small street or road, usually at the end of a larger road, where cars can go in but not out without turning around.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long the emergency closure will last.
  • It is unclear what happens if permanent legislation is delayed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0337 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To declare an emergency with respect to the need to close a cul-de-sac in Square 4350, abutting 16
Lot 0006, and bounded by Douglas Street, N.E., in Ward 5. 17
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
resolution may be cited as the “Closing of a Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, 20
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”. 21
Sec. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve emergency legislation ordering the 22
closure of the Douglas Street, N.E., cul-de-sac in Square 4350, abutting Lot 0006. 23
(b) The purpose of the closure and dedication is to support the Washington Metropolitan 24
Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Bladensburg Bus Garage Reconstruction Project, which 25
will expand the number of parking spots for Metro buses from 260 to 290, create infrastructure 26
to support WMATA’s Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan, and increase on-site employee 27
parking from 100 to 400. 28
(c) The Committee of the Whole will mark up permanent legislation (Bill 26-166) on 29
October 7, 2025 and the Council have first reading on the bill at the October 7, 2025 Legislative 30
Meeting. Enacting emergency legislation prior to second reading of the permanent legislation 31
will enable the project to proceed without risk of further delay. 32
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 33
enumerated in Section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 34
“Closing of a Cul-de-Sac in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Emergency Act of 2025” be adopted 35
after a single reading. 36
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 37