Washington, DC - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host its first annual Public Space Week from Sunday, May 25 to Saturday, May 31, 2014.

Public Space Week was commissioned by Mayor Vincent C. Gray to encourage and celebrate innovative ways to use public space in a rapidly growing, vibrant District of Columbia.

Below are just some of the events that are scheduled during the week-long celebration:

Tree Plantings

Wednesday, May 28
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Janney Elementary

4130 Albemarle Street NW

• Washington Latin PCS

5200 2nd Street NW

• Leckie Elementary

4201 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW

• Turner Elementary School

3264 Stanton Rd SE

Community Day
Saturday, May 31
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1100 block of 4th Street SW (between I Street and M Street)

For additional information on Public Space Week, please contact Ms. Quartney Doggett at 202-671-2123.