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PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Scenic Byway CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Scenic Byway CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Commissioned by: Mayor Anthony A. Williams April 2006 Government of the District of Columbia d. DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pennsylvania Avenue - Scenic Byway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District Department of Transportation Advisory Committee Members and Project Consultants Agency Partners Michelle Paurciau, Director Lead Consultant: District Department of Transportation Michael Hicks EDAW, Inc. Federal Highway Administration Ken Laden, Associate Director Contributing Consultants: Transportation Policy and Planning Administration Susan Hinton The Environmental Company National Park Service Cultural Tourism - DC Colleen Hawkinson, Project Manager District Department of Transportation David Murphy National Park Service Jim Rosenstock National Park Service Uwe Brandes DC Office of Planning Karina Ricks i DC Department of Transportation Howard Ways DC Office of Planning Chris Shaheen DC Office of Planning Heather Brophy Deputy Mayor’s Office for Economic Development Mohammed Khalid District Department of Transportation Jim Sebastian District Department of Transportation Corridor Management Plan List of Stakeholders Commissioner Elizabeth B. Elliott, Chairperson, ANC2A Terry Carlstrom, National Park Service Joanne Newhouse, Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Commissioner Richard J. Price, SMD 2A02 Susan Hinton, National Park Service Jill Dowling, Barracks Row Main Street Commissioner Maria Tyler, SMD 2A03 Patti Gallagher, National Capital Planning Commission Nancy Metzger, Capitol Hill Restoration Society Commissioner Dorothy Miller, SMD 2A05 Andrew Altman, District of Columbia Office of Planning Rob Gabany, CHAMPS Commissioner Jeff Marootian, SMD 2A06 Stephen Raiche, District of Columbia Office of Planning Beth Purcell, Capitol Hill East Commissioner Vince Micone, Chairperson, ANC2B Robert Patten, District of Columbia Office of Planning The Rev. Franklin Senger, Hillcrest Community Civic Association Commissioner Michael D. Damron, SMD 2B05 Howard Ways, Neighborhood Planner for Ward 7 Don Murray, Pennsylvania Avenue Gateway Project Commissioner Irvin D. Morgan, SMD 2B07 Tersh Boasberg, Historic Preservation Review Board Paul Savage, Pennsylvania Avenue Gateway Project Commissioner Lawrence L. Thomas, Chairperson, ANC 2C Charles Atherton, United States Commission of Fine Arts Vincent Spaulding Commissioner Doris L. Brooks, SMD 2C03 Andrea Mones, U.S. General Services Administration Rhoma Battle, Penn-Branch Citizens Civic Association Commissioner Barbara K. Askare-Bediako, SMD 2F03 Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol Agustin Cruz, Fort Davis Civic Association Commissioner Jim Brandon, SMD 2F02 Eric Gilliand, Washington Area Bicyclists Association Barbara Morgan, Fort Dupont Park Civic Association Commissioner Trevor J. Saccente, SMD 2D Bill Brown, Association of Oldest Inhabitants of Washington, D.C. Ada Carter, Randle Highlands Civic Association Commissioner Ivette Basterrechea, Chairperson, ANC 6A Kateri Ellison, Committee of 100 on the Federal City James Welsh, Fairfax Village Community Association Commissioner Andy Litsky, Chairperson, ANC 2D Judith H. Lanius, DC Heritage Tourism Coalition Nicole Puri, East of the River Community Development Corporation Commissioner Kenan P. Jarboe, Chairperson, ANC 6B T. David Bell, D.C. Preservation League East Of the River Pennsylvania Revitalization Task Force Commissioner David P. Sheldon, SMD 6B01 Guy J. Gwynee, Federation of Citizens Associations Ms. Jeanne Fogle, A Tour de Force Commissioner Mary Wright, SMD 6B03 Barbara Franco, The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Ms. Jane Freundel Levey, Historian Commissioner Julie S. Olson, SMD 6B04 William Hanbury, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation Ms. Linda B. Lyons, Historian ii Commissioner Wilbert Hill, SMD 6B08 Crystal Mehling, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Richard N. Wolf, Capitol Hill Restoration Society Commissioner Kalimah Abdul-Sabur, SMD 6B09 Ms. Jeanette Houston Harris, Office of the City Historian Morgan Zehner, Historic Dopont Circle Main Streets Commissioner John Branscomb, SMD 6B12 Betty Monkman, White House Office of the Curator Dorothy (Weinstein) Shea, American Recreation Coalition Commissioner Oliver Johnson, Chairperson, ANC 6C Paul Reber, Decatur House Museum Carl Cole Commissioner D.C. Williamson, SMD 6C02 Mary Edwards, Department of the Treasury Dianne Dale Commissioner Roscoe Grant, Jr., Chairperson, ANC 7B Barbara Bahny, Willard Intercontinental Hotel Janice Artemel Commissioner Linda S. Green, SMD 7B01 Phillip R. Montgomery, U.S. Navy Memorial Commissioner B. Three Feathers Kazemi, SMD 7B02 William Adams, Newseum Commissioner Kathy Chamberlain, SMD 7B05 National Gallery of Art, Press and Public Information Office Commissioner Debra Davis, SMD 7B06 Robert Archambault and Terry Colli, Embassy of Canada Commissioner Sarah Thetus D. Boyd, SMD 7B07 Jill Brett, Library of Congress The Honorable Linda W. Cropp, Chair, DC Council Marcia Rosenthall, Golden Triangle BID The Honorable Carol Schwartz, Councilmember at Large Michael Thomas, Foggy Bottom Association The Honorable Harold Brazil, Councilmember at Large Robert Vogt, Foggy Bottom Historic District The Honorable Phillip Mendelson, Councilmember at Large Linda Kamel, International Monetary Fund Center The Honorable David A. Catania, Councilmember at Large Jonathan Little, Bank Facilities, World Bank The Honorable Sharon Ambrose, Councilmember, Ward 6 Dr. Cynthia Field, Smithsonian Institution The Honorable Kevin P. Chavous, Concilmember, Ward 7 Steve Brown, Corcoran Gallery of Art Rose Money, Neighborhood Services Coordinator, Ward 7 Steve Shulman, American Red Cross Museum Eryl Wentworth, Octagon Richard Bradley, Downtown DC BID Anne James, U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Charles A. Docter, Chairman, Downtown Housing Now Pennsylvania Avenue - Scenic Byway TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE CHAPTER FOUR - THE COMPONENT PLANS 1INTRODUCING THE SCENIC BYWAY.......................................1 4OVERVIEW OF THE PLANS......................................................47 ABOUT SCENIC BYWAYS.........................................................3 INTRINSIC QUALITIES MAINTENAINCE & ENHANCEMENT What is a Scenic Byway?..........................................................3 PLAN...........................................................................................49 District of Columbia Scenic Byways Program........................3 Scenic Quality.............................................................................49 Connections to Other Byways..................................................3 Natural Quality............................................................................49 National Scenic Byways Program............................................4 Historic Quaity............................................................................50 Benefits of National Scenic Byways Designation..................4 Archaeological Quality...............................................................50 CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLANS...........................................6 Cultural Quality...........................................................................51 What It Is & Is Not........................................................................6 Recreational Quality...................................................................51 Partcipation is Key.......................................................................6 VISITOR EXPERIENCE PLAN....................................................53 A Vision for this Plan...................................................................7 Visitor Profiles............................................................................53 Objectives of this Plan................................................................7 Visitor Needs & Expectations...................................................53 Minimizing Intrusions................................................................53 CHAPTER TWO - THE BYWAY AND ITS CONTEXT Interpretation & Education Strategy.........................................54 TOURISM, MARKETING & PROMOTION PLAN........................57 2DESCRIBING THE CORRIDOR....................................................9 Tourism Plan..............................................................................57 Regional Setting...........................................................................9 Multilingual Information Plan ....................................................57 Corridor Description....................................................................9 Marketing and Promotion..........................................................57 iii Description of Segments...........................................................11 Themes................................................................................58 ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS...............................................13 ROADWAY PLAN........................................................................61 General Design & Maintenance.................................................13 Roadway Modification...............................................................61 Traffic Volumes............................................................................13 StreetscapeTreatments.............................................................62 Traffic Congestion........................................................................14 Multi-Modal Strategy..................................................................62
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