Kyle Gardiner

Since becoming Commissioner, Kyle has worked to secure traffic-calming and street-safety improvements across the neighborhood:

• When WMATA announced a new bus route along Third Street, Kyle worked with DDOT to improve speed humps, add protective posts at crosswalks, and preserve resident parking on P Street.

• Kyle secured a new Capital Bikeshare station at the corner of 4th Street and Q Street.

• Through the Safe Routes to School program, Kyle supported raised crosswalks near Dunbar High School and worked with DDOT to add physical lane separators on First Street between N and O Streets, which have helped stop dangerous drivers from cutting into oncoming traffic to try to skip congestion.

• Kyle is working with Mundo Verde and DDOT to add a raised crosswalk in front of the school and explore other measures to improve student safety and traffic flow during pickup and drop-off.

Kyle’s approach is simple: our streets should be safe and welcoming for everyone, whether traveling on foot, by wheelchair, bike, bus, or car. That means making it safer for children walking to school, residents commuting to work, and families moving around the neighborhood—however they choose to get there.

Dunbar Aquatic Center

When the Dunbar Aquatic Center didn't re-open last fall, neighbors turned to Kyle to understand why.  Facing a Parks Department unable to give a clear commitment to re-opening the pool, he championed an ANC resolution, was invited by Councilmember Janeese Lewis George's committee to give testimony at a special hearing in November 2025, and again in February 2026. Not only did the pool re-open, but for the first time since 2019, the Dunbar Aquatic Center remained open throughout summer 2026.

New York Avenue Park

One of Kyle’s first actions as ANC Commissioner was testifying before the DC Council to get long-neglected repairs at the New York Avenue Playground, including a broken fence and swing, prioritized for fixes. And when a dangerous hole in the middle of the playground went unaddressed for months, Kyle organized neighbors to press District agencies for action—and within two weeks, the hole was filled. Finally, in April 2026, Kyle led an ANC resolution backing Councilmember Zachary Parker’s successful push for an initial $1 million investment in capital improvements to the New York Avenue Rec Center and park. 

If you’ve ever walked on the brick sidewalk along New Jersey Avenue, you know the big hole in the sidewalk which has been growing since at least 2018. In summer 2026, Kyle brought DDOT out to re-brick multiple blocks of New Jersey Avenue and permanently repair those hazards.

Kyle's also worked with DDOT to make major alley repairs in the neighborhood. At the request of a neighbor, he first secured a long-delayed repaving on the unit block between Bates and P Streets, and then once again was able to work with DDOT to prioritize repairs for an overgrown brick alley between Third and Fourth Streets.

This fall, Kyle is continuing to work with DC Water to repair and re-brick Bates Street and Morgan Street after lead pipe removal work performed earlier this year.