5: CORRIDOR HIGHLIGHTS
OVERVIEW The neighborhoods of Mid City East are traversed by North Capitol Street, Rhode Island Avenue, Florida Avenue, New York Avenue, and New Jersey Avenue. While these important vehicular corridors connect destinations in the city, they are also important pedestrian streets which connect, or sometimes divide, neighborhoods. These corridors are also important as the locations of small commercial/ retail clusters within the neighborhoods. Some of these clusters are succeeding, while others are in need of revitalization and reinvestment so that they can thrive and better serve the needs of local residents.
This chapter highlights issues, opportunities and recommendations identified by the Small Area Plan in Chapter 3 for areas along these major corridors as it relates to neighborhood character, commercial revitalization, redevelopment opportunities, housing, placemaking, public realm, parks, green space, and connectivity. A complete detailed list of recommendations can be found in Chapter 3 and in the Implementation Plan in Chapter 6 of this report. This chapter also incorporates recommendations from DDOT’s Mid City East Livability Study. Please refer to that study for full details.
The Plan supports implementation of DDOT’s Mid City East Livability Study and includes specific transportation and connectivity recommendations from that study the in this chapter for reference. Capitol View from North Capitol Street 76 street. corridor andaninvitingwalkableneighborhood a balanceofservingasbothhighcapacitytransit function isvehicularatpresent, thegoalistostrike neighborhood residents. While itspredominant and retail servicesthatwould otherwisecaterto contributed toalackofsignificantdevelopment, poorly maintainedsidewalks,andloitering,has This situation,inadditiontouninvitingstorefronts, between neighborhoodstotheeastandwest. conditions deterpedestrianactivityandconnectivity street hasnotyetlivedup toitspotential.These communities ofMidCityEast.Thisimportant and aneighborhoodstreet, passingthrough the connecting downtownDCtotheMarylandsuburbs, Capitol, whichservesasamajorvehicularcorridor symbolicstreetformal, withaxialviewstothe North CapitolStreet inWashington DCisa STREET NORTH CAPITOL Fig. 5.1 North CapitolKeymap Fig. 5.1North North CapitolStreetNorth Mid CityEastBoundary N Historic District. explored BloomingdaleorEckington asapotential Channing Street area the within lies couldbe that Capitol StreetNorth betweenFloridaAvenue and OldBloomingdale Fireand the House.Inaddition, Capitol Street,North Catania’s including Bakery historiclandmarksexistalong Several potential NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER spaces toaccommodate retail businesses. andsmall facade improvements, andrepositioning interior implementing be encouragedtoandassisted with owners should day goodsandservices. Building or creative asday-to- services businesses,aswell robust entrepreneurial dining, mixofusesincluding businessownerstoencouragea and workwith strategy, andbranding should developamarketing street. CapitolMainStreets TheNorth organization CapitolStreetNorth asaretail maybelimited conditions, MidCityEast.Duetoexisting within between NewYork Avenue andRandolphStreet CapitolStreetNorth area shouldbefocusedonthe Commercial revitalization along opportunities COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION described below, anddiagrammedinFig.5.3. recommendations forNorth CapitolStreet are this importantstreet. Other opportunitiesand first stepstocreating a road mapfor revitalizing and safetyissues(seeMCE2.18)shouldbethe and establishingataskforce toaddress loitering RetailStreetsthe Vibrant toolkit(seeMCE2.17), streetscape study(seeMCE4.1),implementing Undertaking andimplementingacomprehensive Fig. 5.2 North CapitolStreetFig. 5.2North Map Relational Mall National andthe Capitol View from CapitolStreet North (circa 1950) 77 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND HOUSING The successful revitalization of North Capitol Street will depend on several factors, as mentioned above, including strengthening the neighborhood fabric by infilling vacant lots and redeveloping small commercial areas to be viable for a variety of types of businesses. Fig. 5.3 shows the areas the Small Area Plan recommends as potential redevelopment opportunities along North Capitol Street, as well as areas recommended for land use designation changes. Owners should be encouraged to and be assisted with implementing facade improvements and repositioning interior spaces to accommodate retail and small businesses.
O Street, NE and North Capitol Street
North Capitol (facing west) North Capitol (facing west) 78 3 -Source: CoStar2014SecondQuarter Results 2 -Source: ESRIBusinessAnalyst 1 -Source: DCDepartmentofTransportation, Traffic Volume Map 2012 Daily Traffic Counts Annual Average 40,000 1 NORTH CAPITOLSTREETCORRIDORPROFILE Existing CommercialExisting 758,691 Square Footage sq. ft. 3 *Number derived from averageacross annualspending five the retail areas. Monthly Consumer Monthly Spending AverageSpending $4,182,400 2 * 79 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights with the MPD. Locations for public art should be PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC REALM Historic Resources identified through the collaboration of local arts 1. SAINT MARTIN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH #1 (1913, 1900-1909 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW) Undertaking a detailed and comprehensive organizations and residents. See Fig. 5.3. 2. SAINT MARTIN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH #2 (1939, 1902 N NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW) streetscape design, beautification, and connectivity 3. MEMORIAL CHURCH OF THE UNITED BRETHREN (NOW METROPOLITAN WESLEYAN AME ZION) (1904, 1712 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW study, jointly led by the Office of Planning and Livability Study Recommendations - Many 4. OLD ENGINE HOUSE #12 - BLOOMINGDALE FIRE HOUSE #12 DDOT, is recommended to chart the path forward locations along North Capitol Street have 5. CATANIA’S BAKERY BUILDING (1905, 1404 NORTH to enable this important street to realize its full sub-standard sidewalk widths due to mature CAPITOL STREET, NW) potential. This study should include: trees, and narrow space between them and the walls as well as fences separating the public parking • Big Ideas - alternatives on how to renew North areas in front of row houses. The most pronounced Capitol Street as a corridor and neighborhood examples are along the 1500 block and the 1 street including decking, tunneling, and 1900 – 2200 blocks of North Capitol Street on 2 bringing North Capitol to grade. the west side of the roadway.
• Connectivity - ideas for eliminating or • Work with property owners to relocate fences mitigating the barriers to and improving in the public space further away from the curb east-west connectivity. line. • High-Quality Streetscape - paving, enhanced 3 • Replace tree-box fences with tree grates 4 lighting, wayfinding signage, furnishings, and with removable rings to enable trees to grow public art. without girdling.
• Trees and Plantings - maintenance of existing • Explore available sidewalk materials and and additions of new trees to line the street techniques to sustainably span or traverse where possible. over tree roots to provide sidewalk widths and grades that meet ADA standards. • Sustainability - integrated energy efficient
lighting, as well as LID stormwater management LEGEND Major Streetscape Improvements Needed strategies. Enhanced Streetscape and Landscape Opportunity N Capitol Street Commercial Revitalization Focus Area Potential Redevelopment Opportunity Sites • Implementation Plan - a cost estimate, funding Land use change opportunity Retail cluster strategy, and timeline for carrying out the steps 5 Park Enhancement Opportunities necessary to realize the plan. Enhanced Park and Green Space Opportunities Extension of P Street Greenway In addition, the public realm along North Capitol Green Deck Opportunity Street would be greatly enhanced by engaging the Existing Street Trees Potential locations for new trees along N. Capitol Street Clean Team of the North Capitol Street Main Street Extension of DC Street Grid Opportunity Neighborhood Identity/Placemaking/Public Art Opportunity Sites program to keep sidewalks along and near North Neighborhood Gateways Capitol Street consistently free of litter. Safety issues 1 Potential Historic Landmarks should be addressed by engaging in a dialogue 2 Existing Historic Landmarks Fig. 5.3 Revitalization Opportunity Map 80 Intersection of North CapitolandLincoln Rd.,NE of North Intersection plantings, andremovingplantings, low metalfenceto the andnative enhanced vegetation park maintenance.Improvements couldinclude and maintainingfeatures gobeyondtypical that wouldberesponsiblethat formakingenhancements ofalocal“Friendsof...”group establishment the Area businesses.TheSmall small Planrecommends parkwhichisnear Place. Loiteringisanissueatthis CapitolStreet,by North andLincolnRoadatQuincy triangularparkbounded 277isasmall Reservation PARKS, GREENSPACE * Source: DDOT’s Study Livability STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Permeable Pavingat: Impervious SurfaceRemoval- Tree boxbioretention plantersat: Opportunities include: Opportunities Curb Extension/Bioretention Planters- Intervention Opportunities include: Opportunities • Al • Gr • Street sideof5th South Street NEbetween4th andthe Capitol,NandPStreets definedbyFirst,North • Alleys • Theal • NStreet CapitolandFirstStreet betweenNorth • Street CapitolandFirstStreet betweenNorth • Bryant and North CapitolStreets,• BryantandNorth SWcorner • Nort Channing,Bryant,W, with Capitolintersections • North Seaton,Randolph, Rhode IslandAvenue NW. Metropolitan Branch Trail. along TStreet. and QuincyStreets leys definedby3rd, Capitol, North P, andQStreets ounds of the formerEmeryElementarySchoolandLangleyHigh School ounds ofthe h CapitolStreet atPStreet NW ley defined by North CapitolStreet,ley definedbyNorth TStreet, and Area Planprocess. University studentstoexplore Small ideaaspartofthe this details aboutProject Deck,aproject North created byHoward Seealsopage 128for a communityorprivately ledinitiative. AreaThe Small Plan recommends opportunity as exploring this Capitol Street betweenTStreet andRhodeIslandAvenue. creation wasthe suggestion ofa“Green Deck” across North across CapitolStreet North betweenneighborhoods.One needtocreateResidents describedthe connections better Capitol toimprove walkability. loitering,andenlargediscourage alongNorth sidewalk the Specific Location
81 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights CONNECTIVITY As described previously, traffic congestion, speed, street width, underpasses/bridges and narrow sidewalks along parts of North Capitol Street form both physical and psychological barriers to connectivity among neighborhoods. The Small Area Plan recommends undertaking a comprehensive streetscape and connectivity study to develop ways to beautify and improve connectivity across North Capitol Street. Florida/North Capitol Street/Q St./ Lincoln Rd. Challenges: • Poor conditions and access for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Need to extend the Q Street NW bicycle lanes to reach Q Street NE as recommended in the 2005 bicycle master plan.
• Residents’ desire to restore an identifiable place reminiscent of the historic Truxton Circle and fountain.
• Address pedestrian and public safety concerns
• Rationalize the many movements occurring at this location.
The DDOT Livability Study recommends transportation improvements as follows:
- Reconfiguration of the Florida Avenue / North Capitol intersection.
- Install a new signal at Q Street NW and Florida Avenue NW to permit protected pedestrian and bicycle crossing across Florida Avenue at Fig. 5.4 DDOT Livability Study Illustration 82 82 ------
the curblaneofFloridaAvenue.the from Capitol Street curblane ofNorth the into truckscanturndirectly delivery angle. Smaller Florida Avenue inorder acute to navigatethe CapitolStreetsecond laneofNorth onto buses). WB50vehiclesmustturnfrom the vehicles (large trucks,tractortrailers,and movements ofSU30andWB50design sufficient toaccommodaterightturn CapitolStreetof North andFloridaAvenue Widen curbrad and relink Truxton Circle square. Parktothe Capitol Street FloridaAvenue towestbound Close t Circle Parkandbehindbus stop. along FloridaAvenue and through Truxton from QStreet crossing CapitolStreet toNorth Instal Florida Avenue crosswalk. Instal across QStreet NW. Instal Instal to improve andsafety. sightlines 90 degree FloridaAvenue with intersection Sl guidelines. MUTCDandNACTO with and compliant CapitolStreet toNorth tocenterline centerline corridor. Signalspacingis330feet,measured forconsistentprogressionto allow alongthe Capitolsignal TiesignaltoNorth location. this ightly realignightly QStreet NWtoacloser l protected contraflow bike connector l paintedbicyclecrossing to adjacent crosswalkl highvisibility andbikebox l curbextensionsonQStreet NW. he slip lanefromhe slip North southbound ii at the northwest corner northwest ii atthe Intersection at North CapitolandFloridaAvenue atNorth Intersection - - -
connection toQuincyPlace. connection betweenQStreetalley andQuincyplacevia gateway.space atthe accessfor Maintainalley Q Street green toQuincyPlaceandexpandthe toretainbar north from setback crosswalk. the crossing tocrosswalk adjacent and movestop paintedbicycle Install newcurbradii. the cross-walk andaccommodate toshortenslightly Close t Sl Only” duringpeakhours. turns shouldberestricted to“RightOnRed T o permit the safeturningmovement,right o permitthe ightly shift northern North CapitolStreet North shiftnorthern ightly he shortsegmentofLincoln Roadfrom - - -
North CapitolandLincolnRoadNE. North Road topermitseamless progression between Quincy Street andQuincyStreet andLincoln Synchr Instal Extend Nort bike lane. Street crossing toandontonewQStreet NE curbradii. Florida andQStreet QStreet NEandtighten l protected cycletrackfrom Capitol North onize signals at North Capitoland onize signalsatNorth h CapitolStreet curbbetween 83 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights NEW YORK AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER While only a small stretch of New York Avenue Two existing historic landmarks are found along exists within Mid City East, this thoroughfare New York Avenue in Mid City East - the Augusta & carries vehicles at high speeds and is consistently Louisa Apartment Buildings, and the Perry School. congested. It acts as a barrier, dividing the Bates/ See Fig. 5.5. Truxton Circle and Hanover neighborhood from Sursum Corda and the community around it. Drivers use this roadway to travel to and from downtown, COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION, the Maryland suburbs, and to access Route 395. The REDEVELOPMENT intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street was described by residents as one of the While this stretch of New York Avenue is lined most dangerous in Mid City East. DDOT’s Livability primarily with residential buildings, a cluster of Study recommends significant improvements to this small commercial struggles to survive here. Building intersection. See Fig.5.6. owners should be encouraged to, and assisted, with implementing facade improvements, and repositioning interior spaces to accommodate retail and small businesses.
Fig. 5.5 shows the area the Small Area Plan recommends for a land use designation change at the intersection of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue. This corner could anchor and help catalyze development along North Capitol Street and improve the character of an important intersection in Mid City East. PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC REALM
The intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street should be celebrated as a an important node and gateway from the south to the neighborhoods of Mid City East. The Small Area Plan recommends streetscape enhancements Mid City East Boundary along New York Avenue to improve walkability and New York Avenue N connectivity. DDOT identified the sidewalk along the north side of New York Avenue at North Capitol Street as constrained by the size of a mature tree Fig. 5.6 New York Avenue Keymap Willie Wood Way at New York Avenue, NE 84 Fig. 5.5NewYork Avenue Map RedevelopmentOpportunities 181 Reservation LEGEND 1 2 Existing HistoricLandmark Existing HistoricLandmark Potential Neighborhood Gateways ArtOpportunitySites Neighborhood Identity/Placemaking/Public Extension ofDCStreet GridOpportunity fornewtrees locations Potential alongN.CapitolStreet StreetExisting Trees Green DeckOpportunity Extension ofPStreet Greenway Enhanced ParkandGreen SpaceOpportunities Park EnhancementOpportunities Retail cluster Land usechangeopportunity RedevelopmentOpportunitySites Potential N CapitolStreet Commercial FocusArea Revitalization Enhanced Streetscape andLandscapeOpportunity Major Streetscape Improvements Needed 1 2 PERRY SCHOOL, 1890 2. MSTREETHIGHSCHOOL- 1900 APARTMENT BUILDINGS, 1. AUGUSTA &LOUISA Historic Resources N portions ofNStreetportions NWandNE.SeeFig.5.6. suggests creating green closed the spacewithin of...” group. SeeFig.5.5DDOT’s Study Livability alocal“Friends 181 byestablishing Reservation also recommends green enhancing the spaceof shade treesand adding where possible.ThePlan designandprogramming,multi-generational garden forsafe, opportunities plots;identifying informal greenuse; adding spaceorcommunity encourage increased neighborhood accessand appropriate pointsaround park’s the perimeterto New Yorkentries tothe Avenue playground at NW. Area TheSmall Planrecommends adding New York Avenue, FirstStreet NWandMStreet grassytriangleboundedby 181, the Reservation Avenue NewYork -the Avenue Playground, and Two significantgreen spacesexistalong New York PARKS ANDGREENSPACE tomeetacceptablestandards. sidewalk the fromspace further street the edgeandexpanding propertythe fenceinpublic ownertomovethe DDOT’s Studyrecommends Livability workingwith parking area ofarow housefrom sidewalk. the presenceand the public the ofafencedividing 85 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
DDOT’s Livability Study recommends the following locations at New York Avenue as opportunities for LID/Stormwater improvements: • Green spaces along parking lots of Dunbar along First Street NW between P Street and New York Avenue.
• Tree Box filters along First Street NW between New York Avenue and M Street NW
• Green spaces within the closed portions of N Street NW and NE.
Rhode Island Avenue
New York Avenue at First Street, NW New York Avenue at S Street, NW 86 3 -Source: CoStar2014SecondQuarter Results 2 -Source: ESRIBusinessAnalyst 1 -Source: DCDepartmentofTransportation, Traffic Volume Map 2012 Daily Traffic Counts Annual Average 58,000 1 NEW YORKAVENUE CORRIDORPROFILE Existing CommercialExisting 29,260 Square Footage sq. ft. 3 *Number derived from averageacross annualspending five the retail areas. Monthly Consumer Monthly Spending AverageSpending $3,673,075 2 * 87 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights Fig. 5.6 DDOT Livability Study Illustration 88 Future Improvements: Temporary: Immediate: improvements: DDOT’s Studyrecommends Livability following the CONNECTIVITY - atNewYork- Installation Avenue/ Capitol North signal atNewYork- Re-timing Avenue and
should be further studied and assessed by the andassessedbythe studied should befurther New York Avenue innon-peakhoursonly(this leftturnsfrompermitting NStreet onto relieffurther Consider majorintersection. tothe ingress/egress easttoprovide pointfurther egress onandoff ofNewYork Avenue. Move Avenue pointofentryand toaconsolidated New York Avenue andegress off ofNew York points foringress off CapitolStreet/ ofNorth Real pedestrianspace. the even priortoextending toredirectshould alsobeinstalled vehicles ofNewYorkmedian Avenue. Pavementpaint suchasthe pedestrians invulnerablepositions, This isaheavyiron conewhich canprotect bollard abell location, at this isrecommended. the heavytrafficplanters, andflexposts.Given reconFig.d usingpavement markings,bollards, Street/N Street. canbe Thisintersection Avenue andNStreet NW. ofapermanentcurbatNewYorkinstallation andthe intersection, safety concernsatthat pedestrian clearanceintervaltoaddress major Capitol StreetNorth toensure sufficient ign NStreet NEfrom separatedaccess ------
Furt New York Avenue intersection. CapitolStreet farsideofNorth to the and Coor New York Avenue NE. Close unuseddrivewayalongnort NStreetclosed eastbound NW. LID treatment currently ofthe location atthe Instal crosswalk(s). CapitolStreet.west ofNorth Extendbeyond Instal York Avenue toreduce crossing distance. Sl M Street NW. signage directingInstall larger truckstoutilize an SU30designvehicle(30’singleunittruck). atcornertoaccommodate curb radii and adjust Avenue CapitolStreet North tosouthbound Close sl NE concurrent parcel with redevelopment. Instal Street NewYork with toalign Avenue. Extend t gatewayamenity.an attractive of NStreet CapitolStreet NEatNorth tocreate Landscape t and NStreet NE). proposed developmentproject atNewYork signal atNStreet NWandNewYork Avenue ightly realignightly westerncrosswalk across New her study the installation ofanewtraffic installation her studythe dinate with WMATA with dinate torelocate busstops l apermanentcurbandpilotor alongNewYorkl raisedmedian Avenue sideofNStreet north on the l asidewalk ip lanefrom NewYork eastbound he sidewalk above lower North Capitol above lowerNorth he sidewalk he reservation andclosedportion h sideof North Capitol atBatesStreetNorth locations in this vicinity (49 in the PMpeak hour). vicinity(49inthe inthis locations of pedestrianscurrently crossing atuncontrolled signal istoprotect relatively the highnumber Thepurposeofthe and NACTOguidelines. byMUTCD an adequatesignalspacingdistance is374ft, spacing betweenintersections Capitolsignal.The North existing tothe NW tied 89 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights RHODE ISLAND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AVENUE Several potential historic landmarks exist along Rhode Island Avenue, including the Sylvan Theater Rhode Island Avenue within Mid City East is a busy and the Bloomingdale Liquor Store. See Fig. 5.8. In street and an important east-west connector across addition, Rhode Island Avenue traverses the areas the city. It has an impressive line of trees and is that could be explored as a potential Bloomingdale primarily residential in character with small sections or Eckington Historic District or Conservation Pilot of neighborhood commercial, including a cluster of Project. retail and restaurants at First Street, NW. Residents expressed a general satisfaction with Rhode Island Avenue and the organic changes occurring with the COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION, revitalization of small commercial areas. However, REDEVELOPMENT streetscape improvements are needed along areas where sidewalks are in disrepair or are extremely Recognizing the success of the growing cluster of narrow due to overgrown trees. small retail and dining at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW, the Small Area Plan has a goal of strengthening and expanding this area to serve the neighborhood. Recommendations include expanding marketing efforts in partnership with the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), supporting and coordinating with the efforts of the Rhode Island Avenue Main Street organization, and promoting commercial facade improvements for properties along this important avenue.
At the intersection of Florida and New Jersey Avenue, opportunities exist for redeveloping underutilized parcels including gas stations and the United Planning Organization (UPO) site. Redevelopment could bring additional neighborhood amenities, strengthen the neighborhood fabric and pedestrian character, and
Mid City East Boundary create a gateway at this intersection. See Fig. 5.8. Rhode Island Avenue N
Fig. 5.7 Rhode Island Avenue Keymap Rhode Island Avenue, NW 90 restore tree abovethe andwidensidewalks roots: be preserved implementedthat andsolutions heavedbyamaturedramatically trees. Trees should Avenue) ofRhodeIslandAvenue sidewalk the is segmentsalongRhodeIsland (and other locations Island Avenue identified atLincolnRoad -Inboth Rhode IslandAvenue atFlorida Avenue andRhode improvements: along RhodeIslandAvenue forspecificsidewalk DDOT’s locations Studyidentified Livability above. discussed redevelopment parcels ofunderutilized as gateway through enhancedstreetscape andthe Florida Avenue hasasimilar opportunityasa ofRhodeIslandAvenueThe intersection at area neighborhood. hasbecomeagateway forthe strengthened andplace.This senseofidentity neighborhood ofBloomingdalea has giventhe a successfulclusterofretail which anddining Rhode IslandAvenue atFirstStreet NWhas PLACEMAKING ANDPUBLICREALM • • •
for access. Widen sidewal tree roots. restoration sidewalk pavement toallow over technologies suchasrubberorpermeable Explor space. public the within lines W ork with adjacent properties adjacent ork with torelocate fence e available modern sidewalk e availablemodernsidewalk k tomeetminimumstandards Fig. 5.8RhodeIslandAvenue OpportunityMap Revitalization LEGEND N Potential Redevelopment OpportunitySites Potential Land usechangeopportunity Revitalization FocusAreaRevitalization CapitolStreetNorth Commercial Landscape Opportunity Enhanced Streetscape and Improvements Needed Major Streetscape LINCOLNROAD,NE) 3. LINCOLNROADMETHODISTEPISCOPAL (1923,2001 FIRSTSTREET, NW) 2. BLOOMINGDALELIQUORSTOREBUILDING(1913,1828 1. SYLVAN THEATER (1913,116RHODEISLANDAVE, NW) Historic Resources 1 2 Park EnhancementOpportunities Retail cluster Extension ofPStreet Greenway Space Opportunities Enhanced ParkandGreen Green DeckOpportunity 3 1 2 Existing StreetExisting Trees N. CapitolStreet for newtrees locations Potential along Existing Historic Landmark Existing Historic Landmark Potential Neighborhood Gateways ArtOpportunity Sites Public Neighborhood Identity/Placemaking/ Extension ofDCStreet GridOpportunity 91 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights PARKS AND GREEN SPACE CONNECTIVITY
There are no parks along Rhode Island Avenue. The DDOT Livability Study recommendations However, the Small Area Plan recommends include: enhancing small triangular green spaces by establishing local “Friends of...” groups that - Install crosswalks and curb ramps across would be responsible for making enhancements Rhode Island Avenue and median along the and maintaining features that go beyond typical 5th Street NW alignment. park maintenance. Enhancements could include vegetation, seating, lighting, public art, and the - Extend the existing 5th Street bike lanes from integration of LID stormwater strategies such as rain Rhode Island Avenue to Florida Avenue. These gardens and bioswales. lanes would serve as a substitute to the 6th Street bike lanes recommended in the STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 2005 Bicycle Master Plan.
DDOT’s Livability Study describes opportunities See DDOT’s Livability Study for details. along Rhode Island Avenue for the implementation of LID stormwater management strategies including:
Impervious surface removal at: Rhode Island at T Street, NW
• First & Rhode Island, SW corner
Permeable paving at:
• Alley defined by North Capitol Street, T Street, and Rhode Island Avenue NW
• Sidewalks along Rhode Island Avenue from Florida Avenue to 3rd Street
See DDOT’s Livability Study for details.
Mid City East Green Space 92 3 -Source: CoStar2014SecondQuarter Results 2 -Source: ESRIBusinessAnalyst 1 -Source: DCDepartmentofTransportation, Traffic Volume Map 2012 Daily Traffic Counts Annual Average 33,100 1 RHODE ISLANDAVENUE CORRIDORPROFILE Existing CommercialExisting 292,686 Square Footage sq. ft. 3 *Number derived from averageacross annualspending five the retail areas. Monthly Consumer Monthly Spending AverageSpending $5,523,897 2 * 93 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights FLORIDA AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER Florida Avenue is typically a busy, congested One potential historic landmark, Ionia Whipper’s roadway traversing Mid City East neighborhoods Medical Office, is located along Florida Avenue. In northwest to southeast, lined with a mix of addition, Florida Avenue forms the southern border residential and commercial uses. Community of areas that could be explored as a potential members expressed the desire to see vacant and Bloomingdale or Eckington Historic District or underutilized parcels infilled or redeveloped, Conservation Pilot Project. especially at Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street, and Florida Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue. They also expressed the need to see COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION, walkability and connectivity improvements along REDEVELOPMENT Florida Avenue. Streetscape is inconsistent along At its intersection with Rhode Island Avenue, the this street with very narrow sidewalks in some opportunity exists for redeveloping underutilized places. Existing green spaces are in need of parcels including gas stations and the United enhancement. Planning Organization (UPO) site. Redevelopment could bring additional neighborhood amenities, strengthen the neighborhood fabric and pedestrian character, and create a neighborhood gateway at this intersection. A land use designation change is recommended for properties at the intersection of Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street to anchor and catalyze additional development in that area, bringing needed businesses and services to the neighborhood and activating the sidewalks. The Small Area Plan also recommends commercial facade improvements for existing businesses along Florida Avenue. See Fig. 5.10.
Mid City East Boundary Florida Avenue N
Fig. 5.9 Florida Avenue Keymap Florida Avenue at 4th Street, NW 94 3 -Source: CoStar2014SecondQuarter Results 2 -Source: ESRIBusinessAnalyst 1 -Source: DCDepartmentofTransportation, Traffic Volume Map 2012 Daily Traffic Counts Annual Average 21,000 1 FLORIDA AVENUE CORRIDORPROFILE Existing CommercialExisting 215,096 Square Footage sq. ft. 3 *Number derived from averageacross annualspending five the retail areas. Monthly Consumer Monthly Spending AverageSpending $5,553,126 2 * 95 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC REALM
Several important nodes, or gateways, were identified along Florida Avenue at its intersection N with Rhode Island Avenue, First Street NW, 1 and North Capitol Street. These areas offer the opportunity for enhanced placemaking and neighborhood identity through banners, signage, or public art. The desire to celebrate the former Truxton Circle was expressed by community members. The Small Area Plan recommends exploring the possibility of salvaging, restoring, and incorporating the old Truxton Circle fountain as part of a park or open space on land near the intersection.
Enhanced streetscape is needed in some areas to improve walkability and the character of Florida Avenue. Property owners should provide generous sidewalks as part of development and redevelopment proposals for sites along Florida Avenue. DDOT’s Livability Study proposed improvements will significantly improve its
intersection with North Capitol Street. Historic Resources 1. IONIA WHIPPER’S MEDICAL OFFICE (1890, 511 FLORIDA AVENUE, NW)
Fig. 5.10 Florida Avenue Revitalization Opportunities Map
LEGEND Major Streetscape Retail cluster Existing Street Trees Improvements Needed Potential locations for new trees along Enhanced Streetscape and Park Enhancement Opportunities N. Capitol Street Landscape Opportunity Extension of DC Street Grid Opportunity North Capitol Street Commercial Enhanced Park and Green Neighborhood Identity/Placemaking/ Revitalization Focus Area Space Opportunities Public Art Opportunity Sites
Potential Redevelopment Opportunity Sites Extension of P Street Greenway Neighborhood Gateways 1 Potential Historic Landmark Land use change opportunity Green Deck Opportunity Existing Historic Landmark Florida Avenue (facing west) 2 96 Playground atFirstStreet andFlorida Avenue, NE tree coverandvegetation. Homestoincludeincreased Cooperative Northwest anyfuturewith long-termredevelopment ofthe Florida Avenue Parkshould beredeveloped and bioswales. stormwater strategiessuchasraingardens of LID the integration signage, and wayfinding art, public lighting, seating, vegetation, by adding could includecreate agateway toBloomingdale beyond typicalparkmaintenance.Enhancements enhancements andmaintainfeatures go that alocal “Friendsof...”groupestablishing tomake an opportunitytoenhanceagreen spaceby Florida Avenue, Firstand RStreets NE,presents Avenue. of intersection 276-A,atthe Reservation Two triangularparkspacesexistalongFlorida PARKS ANDGREENSPACE Impervious surfaceremoval at: Tree boxbioretention plantersat: Curb extensions/bioretention plantersat: stormwater managementstrategies. Capitol StreetNorth ofLID implementation forthe DDOT’s along Studydescribeslocations Livability STORMWATER MANAGEMENT • • • • •
2nd &Florida,NWcorner Florida Avenue Intersect Florida A 3r Florida Avenue NW 4t d StbetweenFloridaAve &NewJerseyAve h St at intersections atTSt,Uand h Statintersections ions along North CapitolStreetions alongNorth and ve &PSt See DDOT’s details. Studyforfurther Livability Permeable pavingat: Challenges: Florida Avenue CONNECTIVITY • • - Several intersections on the corridorlack onthe - Severalintersections - -
to Florida. Sidewal to 3rd St. Sidewal crosswalks approaches. onall island. stranded onaliteral tomany users.Transitintuitive usersare T andcycling. walking This intersect raffic movementsare confusingandnot k insideofparkarea RSt from First ks alongRhodeIslandfrom Florida ion presents manybarriers to 97 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights The Livability Study recommends the following improvements: - Close S Street NW between New Jersey Avenue and Florida Avenue for vehicular traffic.
- Permit left turns from southbound 4th Street onto eastbound Florida, facilitated through signalization.
- Permit right turns from southbound 4th Street to southwest-bound Rhode Island Avenue through the use of signalization and directional pavement marking.
- Close S Street at New Jersey Avenue to create a cul de sac.
- Extend curbs 4-feet into S Street to allow tree planting space, except in the new cul de sac to permit vehicles to navigate a 3-point turn.
Florida Avenue at 4th Street Fig. 5.11 DDOT Livability Study Illustration 98 Florida Avenue Street at5th 99 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights NEW JERSEY AVENUE COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION, New Jersey Avenue is a predominantly residential REDEVELOPMENT street with pockets of institutional/religious uses and small commercial. This avenue is generally quiet Very little commercial exists along New Jersey from a traffic perspective, and generously wide. Avenue, a wide street with large building setbacks. Buildings are set back from the street, creating large The Small Area Plan recommends revitalizing or areas for sidewalks, vegetation and front yards. redeveloping the underutilized small commercial Recent streetscape improvements have enhanced strip at New Jersey and Q Street, and the multiple the street’s character and cohesion. Opportunities gas station sites at New Jersey and Rhode Island to bring additional amenities to the neighborhood Avenues. See Fig. 5.13. exist with revitalization or redevelopment. PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC REALM NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER The pedestrian experience along New Jersey Avenue is predominantly positive, due in large No Historic Resources were identified along this part to pedestrian improvements that have been stretch of New Jersey Avenue. implemented in the last few years, and the large setbacks of green space and mature trees along this corridor.
As described previously, the intersection of Florida Avenue/Rhode Island Avenue/New Jersey Avenue should be celebrated as a an important node and gateway from the west to the neighborhoods of Mid City East. See Fig. 5.13.
Mid City East Boundary New Jersey Avenue N
Fig. 5.12 New Jersey Avenue Keymap New Jersey Avenue (facing North) 100 3 -Source: CoStar2014SecondQuarter Results 2 -Source: ESRIBusinessAnalyst 1 -Source: DCDepartmentofTransportation, Traffic Volume Map 2012 Daily Traffic Counts Annual Average 14,500 1 NEW JERSEYAVENUE CORRIDORPROFILE Existing CommercialExisting 34,843 Square Footage sq. ft. 3 *Number derived from averageacross annualspending five the retail areas. Monthly Consumer Monthly Spending AverageSpending $4,182,400 2 101 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights PARKS AND GREEN SPACE
The Small Area Plan recommends establishing a local “Friends of...” group to enhance Reservation 190, the triangular park owned by NPS and bounded by New Jersey Avenue, 4th and Franklin Streets NW. The group would be responsible for making enhancements and maintaining features that go beyond typical park maintenance. Improvements could include additional vegetation and seating, and connection of the property to the north by closing Franklin Street. See Fig. 5.13.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
DDOT’s Livability Study describes locations along North Capitol Street for the implementation of LID stormwater management strategies. The Study’s recommendations include: New Jersey Avenue, NW
Tree box bioretention planters at: • 3rd St between Florida Ave & New Jersey Ave N • New Jersey Ave in discreet locations LEGEND between Florida Ave & P St Major Streetscape Improvements Needed Enhanced Streetscape and Landscape Opportunity N Capitol Street Commercial Revitalization Focus Area Permeable paving at: Potential Redevelopment Opportunity Sites Land use change opportunity Retail cluster • Alleys defined by 5th St, P St, New Jersey, Park Enhancement Opportunities Enhanced Park and Green Space Opportunities & R St Extension of P Street Greenway Green Deck Opportunity Rain Gardens at: Existing Street Trees Potential locations for new trees along N. Capitol Street Extension of DC Street Grid Opportunity • Green space on the southeast corner of Neighborhood Identity/Placemaking/Public Art Opportunity Sites New Jersey Ave and O St. Neighborhood Gateways 1 Potential Historic Landmark See DDOT’s Livability Study for details. 2 Existing Historic Landmark
Fig. 5.13 New Jersey Revitalization Opportunities Map New Jersey Avenue, NW 102 Fig. 5.14 DDOT Livability StudyIllustration Fig. 5.14DDOT Livability following improvementsfollowing forNewJerseyAvenue: StudyrecommendsThe DDOTLivability the CONNECTIVITY - - - - Street, fourcurb ramps at4th - Install -
Refr New JerseyAvenue corridor. Close unusedorr as adefactoshared bicyclespace. toserve leaving5.5feetofwidth feet ofwidth, parkedvehicleswouldoccupyonly8 conditions, markings towidenedlane.Undermost Instal and bicycles. asasharedfunction travellaneforautomobiles right-handlane,enoughspaceto forthe width Change lanewid have asingletravellaneandparking. During off- directions peakperiods, both will would retain asingletravel laneandparking. avenue oppositesideofthe travel, whilethe primarydirectionperiod travellanesinthe of remain keepingtwopeak unchanged,thus are and temporalconditions designations to Street NWandNStreet NW. lane Theexisting lanes onNewJerseyAvenue betweenH corridor,on this andconnecttoplannedbike Avenue accommodatecycling better NWthat betweenNStreetwidths NWandFlorida Retr crossingintersection uptoADAstandard. S Street, andNewJersey Avenue NWtobring esh high visibility crosswalkesh highvisibility markings. ofit NewJersey newlane Avenue with l shared lane“sharrow” pavement ths toprovideths 13.5feetof edundant curb cuts along the edundant curbcutsalong the
103 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights First Street NW Corridor
Challenges:
- Preponderance of longer distance vehicle trips more appropriately accommodated on parallel arterials. - Low compliance at existing stop-controlled intersections. - Speeds inhospitable to community bicycling.
The Livability Study recommends the following improvements: - Replace all existing stop controlled intersections with landscaped mini roundabouts. Mini roundabouts should have trees or other vertical elements in them to interrupt sightlines to distant horizons. The design speed of the mini-circles is 20 MPH. Mini-circles are designed with a 15 foot diameter which accommodates an SU-30 truck design vehicle. SU-30 is a single unit 30 foot long truck.
- Remove existing stop signs and replace with yield and directional arrows.
- Crosswalks should be clearly marked across all legs leading to mini roundabouts. Fig. 5.15 DDOT Livability Study Illustration - Signalized intersections remain unchanged.
104 improvements: Study recommendsThe Livability following the Challenges: Eckington PlaceNECorridor ------
median spacetoimprovemedian pedestriancrossings. whereintersections there issomesurplus Instal Roundabout isdesignedwit signatureand Eckingtonwith roundabout. Replace exist corridor.the stormwater retention along andinfiltration significant lowimpactdesignfeature for Plant add between street andsidewalk. street toexpandgreen zone spaceplanting Extend curbl street.travel lanesatcenterofthe Way NEtoRStreet NEandrealign two existing El Need toexpandgr Need toimpr Need tor Need toslowspeeds truck). vehicle (23footlong,8.5feetwidedelivery aDL-23design utilize medians channelizing diameter. Accompanyingcurbextensionsand iminate centerturnlanefrom HarryThomas l median refugesl median two“T” atthe itional treesitional install andpotentially emove excessimpervioussurface ing four-way stop atQStreet NE ines 6’toward centerofthe the ove safetyforpedestrians een spaceandtree cover h 22-foot Beau ThaiRestaurant at1700NewJerseyAve, NW 105 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Corridor Highlights 6: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Overview The following Implementation Plan is a road map for implementing the recommendations of the Mid City East Small Area Plan for the neighborhoods of Bates/Truxton Circle and Hanover, Bloomingdale, Eckington, LeDroit Park, and Sursum Corda, as well as portions of Edgewood and Stronghold. The agency or organization responsible for leading the implementation is listed, along with the support or partner agencies or organizations, time frame for implementation and source of funding.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Neighborhood Character Supporting Lead Agencies/ or Partner Funding Item No. Action Time Frame Organizations Agencies/ Needed Organizations ANC, Develop a community-led neighborhood conservancy to lead historic preservation MCE 1.1 Neighborhood DCOP Short-term Private efforts and build consensus around preferred preservation strategies in Bloomingdale. Civic Associations ANC, Neighborhood Explore options for designating Bloomingdale as a historic district. After the Civic Public & MCE 1.2 DCOP Short-term designation, share lessons learned with other Mid City East neighborhoods. Associations, Private Bloomingdale Conservancy ANC, Develop a community-led neighborhood conservancy to lead historic preservation MCE 1.3 Neighborhood DCOP Short-term Private efforts and build consensus around preferred preservation strategies in Eckington. Civic Associations ANC, Neighborhood Explore options for designating Eckington as a historic district. After the designation, Civic Public & MCE 1.4 DCOP Short-term share lessons learned with other Mid City East neighborhoods. Associations, Private Eckington Conservancy
106 Item No. MCE 1.7 MCE 1.6 MCE 1.8 MCE 1.5 MCE 1.9 conservancies. preservation toolsbasedonneighborhoodmodelstoinformandequip Prepare pros/cons the outlines materialthat educational various associatedwith sanitary housingmovement. rowthe housesonBatesStreet, inaneffort topreserve relevance cultural the ofthe Explore property underamultiple buildings individual designating documentfor identify the distinctive character ofeachneighborhood. distinctive the identify art,landscape,and/orstreetscapeunique designsincluding andstreet furniture to LeDroit Park,Bloomingdale,Eckington,Bates/Truxton Circle andHanover. Create signageprogramsAugment existing newneighborhoodsignageinfor orestablish Circle andHanover. efforts andbuildconsensus around preferred preservation strategiesinBates/Truxton Develop acommunity-ledneighborhoodconservancytoleadhistoricpreservation and fountain that onceservedasaneighborhood anchorandlandmark. and fountainthat Create former Truxton markerstocommemoratelostlandmarks such asthe Circle Action IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:NeighborhoodCharacter Short-term Tourism DC DDOT, Cultural DCOP, DCHPO, Conservancies, Neighborhood MCE Conservancy Eckington Associations, Civic Neighborhood ANC, DDOT DCOP, DCHPO, Conservancies, Neighborhood MCE Lead Agencies/ Organizations DCOP DCOP, Cultural Conservancies, Conservancies, Neighborhood Neighborhood Organizations Preservation Preservation Preservation Commission Commission League, DC League, DC Supporting Humanities Humanities ANC, MCE or Partner Agencies/ DCOP, DC on Arts& on Arts& Tourism DC, DC League CPMid-Term DCOP CPSottr Private Short-term DCOP MCE DC Short-term i-em Public Mid-Term ogtr Public Long-term Time Frame Private & Public Private & Public Funding Needed 107 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Commercial Revitalization Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations Building on the success of the Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market, increase year round access to healthy food options for MCE residents by encouraging corner store owners to enroll in DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy Corners, the Healthy Food Retail Program Short to MCE 2.1 DSLBD DC Central Kitchen Public-Private (administered by DSLBD), and similar programs to expand availability of fresh local Long Term produce and healthy prepared foods. Provide technical assistance to help accelerate the application process. Reinforce the market positioning of the commercial cluster around Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW as a dining destination that attracts patrons from Local restaurant MCE 2.2 neighborhoods outside Mid City East through attraction of additional food service NCMS organizations, Short Term Public businesses and expanded marketing efforts in partnership with the Restaurant business owners Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW.) Explore potential to host a “Taste of …” or similar-type event on the vacant lot at Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street to highlight neighborhood food service Private property MCE 2.3 NCMS Short Term Public-Private operators and other small businesses, as well draw to attention to North Capitol as a owner viable commercial street. Identify opportunities for the development of a food service incubator that provides emerging entrepreneurs and caterers with access to shared kitchen and MCE 2.4 DMPED NCMS Long Term Public-Private food preparation space which will in turn lower operational overhead and result in economies of scale through cooperative purchasing and increased market exposure. NCMS, Civic Short to MCE 2.5 Support and coordinate with the efforts of Rhode Island Avenue Main Street. DSLBD N/A Associations Long Term Implement an approach to commercial revitalization on North Capitol Street that builds on existing assets, fills market voids, and acknowledges the limitations of MCE 2.6 North Capitol Street as a traditional retail street. A diverse and robust mix of uses NCMS Property owners Mid Term Public could include entrepreneurial production and creative services; day-to-day goods and services; and the expansion of neighborhood dining.
108 MCE 2.10 MCE 2.11 Item No. MCE 2.9 MCE 2.8 MCE 2.7 similar levelofaccesstotransitandamenities. affordable high-rent todowntown andother alternative office a markets,butwith Promote MidCityEastarea the creative tothe economycommunityas amore • (producer businesses). graphic designcompanies,artsorganizations, andtechnology-basedstart-ups retailtraditional (consumerbusinesses)toincludecreative services,physicaland CapitolMainStreet focusofNorth Expand the businessrecruitment efforts beyond • • may offerspaces that appropriate production spaceforsmall-scale tenants. ofEckingtontoretain(PDR) portions and,where possible,expand warehouse/flex Encourage property industrial/production, owners inthe andrepair distribution, start-ups. androbustdiverse artsuses,creative mixofusesincluding servicescompanies,and ofPStreet, segmentsouth focused onthe mayoffer that appropriate spacefora (10,000 square Capitol Street North feetandless) alongthe corridor, specifically Inventory, monitor, office andencouragedevelopmentof“boutique/small” space sector. propertySpace Finderandother target channels that listing creative the economy Market availableartsand performancespace(temporaryandpermanent)through DC
operation. industrial spaceimprovements asresources aswell forbusinessstart-upand pedestrian andbikeaccessibility. toproduction iscomplimentary experience that andtakesadvantageof activity Ident recommendations from Ward the 5Industrial Land Transformation Study. sharesectors tobetenantsofPDRspace.Aspartthis, and findings foremerging potential the creative, industriesinthe green, andtechnology W Assist businesses,entr orking with propertyorking with and businesses,highlight owners,businessassociations, ify opportunities forappropriateify opportunities PDRspacestoincorporatearetail epreneurs, for anddevelopers inaccessingfunding Action IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:Commercial Revitalization Lead Agencies/ Organizations NCMS NCMS NCMS NCMS DCOP Partner Agencies/ DMPED, WDCEP, up organizations, Local tech/start- Supporting or Organizations organizations Local arts WDCEP WDCEP Public ShortTerm WDCEP DSLBD Time Frame hr emPrivate Short Term hr emN/A Short Term Long Term Long Term Short to Short to Public-Private Public-Private Funding Needed 109 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Commercial Revitalization Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations Local tech/start- Identify funding for a business plan competition to attract start-up companies and MCE 2.12 DMPED up organizations, Mid Term Public-Private creative economy entrepreneurs to Mid City East. WDCEP, DSLBD Provide assistance to the North Capitol Main Street leadership to regularly evaluate Short to MCE 2.13 and update the organization’s business plan to help prioritize ongoing initiatives and DSLBD NCMS N/A Long Term allocation of funds. Continue to maintain clean and safe services on North Capitol Street through the Short to MCE 2.14 DSLBD NCMS Public DSLBD-funded clean team. Long Term Develop a work plan to provide technical assistance to business and property owners Short to MCE 2.15 in facilitating development approvals, licensing, and obtaining funds for physical DSLBD, DCRA NCMS Public Long Term property improvements. Develop a marketing and branding strategy for North Capitol Street that highlights the existing character and retail node as a burgeoning area for small independent MCE 2.16 businesses in existing buildings, while encouraging larger, established retail to anchor NCMS Business Owners Mid Term Public new development. Restaurants, the creative economy, retail shops and other small businesses should be encouraged as tenants to create a more vibrant retail street. Implement the Vibrant Streets Retail Toolkit for the North Capitol Street corridor MCE 2.17 DCOP Short Term Public within Mid City East ANCs, Neighborhood Civic Associations, Main Establish a task force to address loitering and safety issues. Task force should include Street Organizations, Short to MCE 2.18 representatives from NCMS, ANCs, MPD, business and property owners, and MPD, CAC N/A Business Long Term residents. Organizations, business owners, property owners Promote commercial façade improvements and rehabilitations for properties along NCMS, business MCE 2.19 DSLBD, DMPED Mid Term Public North Capitol Street guided by established programs, incentives, or guidelines. owners
110 MCE 2.22 MCE 2.23 MCE 2.21 MCE 2.24 MCE 2.20 Item No. Item No. MCE 3.2 MCE 3.1 national creditnational tenants. larger retail canaccommodatemore baysthat businessesandregional/ established design ground sufficient floorspace innewdevelopment,with to flexibility provide property Encourageexisting ownersandnewdevelopment,where possible,to floor spacestoprovide affordable workspace. Encourageproperty CapitolStreet owners onNorth toupgrade andreposition upper Streets. are they that knowledgeableaboutprograms suchasDCMainStreets andGreat Provide outreach tocommercial property ownersinMCEneighborhoodstoensure should accommodate retail services ground floorofdevelopment Capitol onthe Streetwest sideofNorth inthestudyarea When development isachieved through aPlanned UnitDevelopment (PUD) process, the thriving neighborhood edgewithawelcoming neighborhood thriving physical environment. commercial/medium residential density to encourage mixed-use development andcreate a Avenue, from commercial/moderate low density residential density to moderate density ofFloridaintersection Avenue Capitol andNew NWandat ofNorth theintersection York Pursue afuture Capitol landusedesignation at changeonthewest the sideofNorth small propertysmall ownersseekingachangeofuse. Provide ofOccupancyprocess Certificate the technicalassistance tohelpfacilitate for Rhode IslandAvenue programs, guided byestablished orguidelines. incentives, Promote commercial façadeimprovements andrehabilitations forproperties along Action Action IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:RevelopmentOpportunities andHousing IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:Commercial Revitalization DSLBD, DMPED DSLBD, DMPED Lead Agencies/ Lead Agencies/ Organizations Organizations NCMS NCMS DCRA DCOP DCOP Partner Agencies/ Partner Agencies/ uiesOnr hr emPrivate ShortTerm Business Owners Business Owners NCMS, business NCMS, business Supporting or Supporting or Organizations Organizations owners owners Short to Long Short Time Frame Time Frame Short Term Long Term Short TermShort i emPublic Mid Term i emPublic Mid Term Short to Term Funding Funding Needed Needed Private Public N/A N/A 111 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Revelopment Opportunities and Housing Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations When development is achieved through a PUD process, redevelopment of vacant and underutilized properties at the four corners of the intersection of Florida Avenue and Short to MCE 3.3 DCOP N/A North Capitol Street within Mid City East should incorporate ground floor commercial Long Term uses with entrances facing sidewalks along or proximate to North Capitol. Ensure that new development enhances public space by requiring new development Short to MCE 3.4 to use alleys for all vehicular access to the site and that mechanical equipment (i.e. DCOP DPW N/A Long Term transformers) are located on private property or alleys. Integrate energy efficient lighting on buildings and in sidewalk elements in new Short to MCE 3.5 DCOP DDOE N/A development and redevelopment. Long Term Solicit proposals to redevelop properties controlled by the District into creative mixed-use residential or commercial developments.
• The DHCD parcels on the south side of Florida Avenue at Q Street NW – Pursue a land use designation change from Moderate Density Residential/Low Density Commercial to Medium Density Residential/Moderate Density Commercial in an effort to encourage site redevelopment. DHCD DCOP Short Term • The Langston and Slater school buildings on P Street NW - Adaptively reuse and redevelop both buildings together in the future once existing uses are no longer needed. Consider innovative business uses, including creative economy start-ups, DGS DCOP Long Term MCE 3.6 to complement development along North Capitol Street. Residential and cultural N/A uses should also be considered. Create a green neighborhood park, focal point or plaza in the space between the buildings. • The former Emery School site in Eckington – Pursue a land use designation change from moderate density residential to moderate mixed use/ light industrial. DME DCOP Long Term As redevelopment opportunities arise for this site, and once existing uses are no longer needed, adaptively reuse the former Emery School building as part of a place-making redevelopment of the entire Emery School site for Eckington as a long-term future project. Encourage mixed use development including neighborhood-scale retail, live/work, office, residential, light industrial, public amenities, and green space. 112 Item No. MCE 3.8 MCE 3.7 • • include: Opportunities buildings. vacantparcels,Infill parcels,redevelop underutilized or vacant repurpose existing • • • • • • • • • • density commercial/medium densityresidential. Hanover Streets, NWfrom lowdensitycommercial/moderate residential tomoderate Pursue afuture Capitoland corner ofNorth changeforthe landusedesignation
Underut Community AcademyPCSparkinglot. Avenue Librarykiosksite) (formerDCPublic V V Capitol Street V V and QStreet NE New Y V V V Streets andFranklin 4th, NW Underut UPO site,postoffice site, andgasstations Underut acant parcel westsideofKirbyStreet onthe ofNewYork intersection atthe acant parcel NEcornerFirst&OStreet atthe acant parcel betweenHanoverandOStreet NW, westsideofNorth alongthe cornerofLincolnRoadandRandolphPlaceNE acant siteatthe CapitolStreetacant SitesalongNorth NWatBatesStreet andHanover Place cornerofRandolphPlaceand3rdacant Siteatthe Street NE cornerofRhodeIslandAvenueacant Siteatthe and3rd St.NE ork Pizza site at the intersection of North Capitol Street, ofNorth intersection ork Pizzasiteatthe FloridaAvenue NE ilized propertyilized at326TStreet NW, MaryChurch Terrell House ilized small commercial small ilized property boundedbyNewJerseyAvenue, Q, propertiesilized atRhodeIslandandFloridaAvenues NW, the including Action IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:RevelopmentOpportunitiesandHousing Pr Property Owners Lead Agencies/ Organizations operty Owners Partner Agencies/ Supporting or Organizations Time Frame Long Term Long Term Short to Short to Funding Needed Private Private 113 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Revelopment Opportunities and Housing Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations Change the future land use designation of Sursum Corda from moderate density residential to high density residential and medium density commercial. Development under the new land use designation should be achieved through a Planned Unit Development and should meet the following criteria: • Encourage the development of a mixed-income neighborhood through: • The provision of 199 affordable units within the project at varying levels and types of subsidies not to exceed 60% AMI (*BE1.1, BE2.5) • The addition of market rate units that will represent at least 66 percent of the total units developed on site. MCE 3.9 DCOP DHCD Short Term N/A • Reflect the height and scale of existing neighborhood developments, including the recently constructed SeVerna. Development on the Sursum Corda site should step down towards First Street NW and towards the Mt. Airy Baptist Church, and step up towards North Capitol Street NW.
• Extend the street grid, including L Street NW from First Street NW to North Capitol Street, NW and Pierce Streets NW between First Street NW and First Place NW. • Include sustainable development components such as green/park space and other community amenities. Use the DC Preservation Catalog of affordable units to develop early intervention MCE 3.10 DCOP Mid Term N/A techniques to preserve affordable units prior to expiration of affordability controls. Provide incentives to developers to include affordable units above and beyond the MCE 3.11 DCOP DHCD Mid Term N/A minimum required for inclusionary zoning. In the event of long-term future redevelopment of current public housing or private DHCD, DMPED, MCE 3.12 affordable housing developments, maintain or increase the number of affordable units DCOP Mid Term N/A DCHA on site.
114 Item No. MCE 4.4 MCE 4.5 MCE 4.3 MCE 4.2 MCE 4.6 MCE 4.1 MCE 4.8 MCE 4.7 new street trees. DDOT’s UrbanForestry forplanting todevelopastrategyand timeline Administration are missing.Setspecific goals forincreasingthe canopy. Casey Work with Trees and tree existing Determine the where canopyforneighborhoods, andidentify trees locations identified throughout identified locations MCE. Work CherryBlossomSocietytoplantaminimumof50cherrytrees the with in protect trees existing alongcitystreets throughout MCE. Work DDOT’s with UrbanForestry andCaseyTrees Administration tomaintainand shadeandincreasedadditional tree cover. Capitol Street toreinforce Capitolandprovide tothe axialandvisualconnection the street trees street forandplantadditional locations andidentify trees alongNorth Work DDOT’s with UrbanForestry ofexisting health tomaintainthe Administration connectivity east-west acrossconnectivity CapitolStreet. North stormwater management.Designshouldexplore waystoincrease innovative art, trees, Expandgreen andvegetation. spaceandintegrateLID andsustainable and includenew, signage,public wayfinding sustainablydesignedpaving,lighting, standards,guidelines, andregulations inDC’s identified RealmDesignManual Public Capitol. Designshouldbuildonexisting tothe axialand visualconnection of the Capitol Street spacesalongNorth and public sidewalks importance tocelebratethe Undertake acomprehensive streetscape studydesign studyfor andconnectivity dct C eiet bu ulcsaergltos n h netbhn hm DCOP/DDOT Educate MCEresidents spaceregulations, aboutpublic intentbehind them. andthe throughout Mid CityEastneighborhoodsandcorridors. strategies formaintaining streetscape inlocations cleanliness andsidewalk neighborhoodgroupsIdentify interested andcivicassociations indeveloping sidewalks along and near North CapitolStreet alongandnearNorth sidewalks free consistently oflitter. CleanTeamEngage the CapitolStreet North ofthe MainStreet program tokeep IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:NeighborhoodPlacemakingandPublicRealm Action Local ANCsandCivic NCMS CleanTeam Lead Agencies/ Organizations Associations Associations DDOT DDOT DDOT DDOT DDOT Local ANCsandCivic Casey Trees, Cherry Casey Trees, Cherry Partner Agencies/ Blossom Society Blossom Society Supporting or Organizations Associations ae re i emPublic MidTerm Casey Trees CPSotTr Public ShortTerm DCOP Time Frame hr emN/A Short Term Long Term Long Term Long Term Long Term i emPublic Mid Term Short to Short to Short to Short to Funding Needed Public Public N/A N/A 115 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Neighborhood Placemaking and Public Realm Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations Identify neighborhood groups to act as stewards to work with landowners to improve Local ANCs and Civic MCE 4.9 the appearance and walkability of the industrial/production, distribution, and repair DDOT Mid Term Public Associations (PDR) portions of Eckington. Provide required public realm and pedestrian facilities with any new development. Ensure that fences, curb cuts, show windows, and café seating areas comply with Short to MCE 4.10 DCOP/DDOT Public-Private regulations. Refer to the District of Columbia’s Public Realm Design Manual for Long Term specific requirements. Local ANCs, civic Identify and restore sidewalks in need of repair throughout Mid City East Short to Mid MCE 4.11 associations, business N/A neighborhoods. Term owners MCE 4.12 Increase pedestrian lighting around Sursum Corda. DDOT DCOP Short Public Property Owners, Short to MCE 4.13 Improve neighborhood alley lighting throughout Mid City East. DDOT Public Civic Associations Long Term MCE 4.14 Improve pedestrian lighting in the industrial/ PDR portions of Eckington. DDOT DCOP Mid Term Public Engage in a dialogue with MPD to potentially increase police presence focusing on Local ANCs, Civic MCE 4.15 identified problem spots including parts of North Capitol Street, Hanover Place, the Associations, Business MPD, DCOP Short Term N/A Park at LeDroit and the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Owners Work with local arts organizations, artists, and residents to identify locations for and install public art throughout Mid City East. Focus efforts on identified gateways, DCOP, Local arts MCE 4.16 nodes, and opportunity sites including North Capitol Street, connections to Metrorail DCCAH organizations, civic Mid Term Public-Private Stations, and underpasses, as well as other appropriate locations as determined by associations the community. DCOP, Local arts Use public art as an opportunity in new development or redevelopment to celebrate Short to MCE 4.17 DCCAH organizations, civic Public-Private the identity and vibrancy of Mid City East neighborhoods and corridors. Long Term associations
116 MCE 4.19 MCE 4.18 Item No. part of a park or open space on land near the intersection. intersection. part ofaparkoropenspaceonlandnearthe ofsalvaging,restoring,possibility oldTruxton the andincorporating Circle fountainas Circle ofFloridaAvenue intersection atthe CapitolStreet. andNorth Pursue the Work Truxton the with Circlethe former community tofindawaycelebrate Truxton • • • • • • • redevelopment project. shouldinclude: Considerations andsitebycreating formerEmery Schoolbuildings the along-termfuture re-use and createbuildings, of the location a“neighborhood-definingplace”forEckingtonat General Services(DGS),andoncecurrent usesare existing nolongerneededinthe Working DeputyMayor’s the with Officethe Departmentof (DME)and ofEducation •
McKinley Tech campus. redevelopment. aspartofthe School building Eckington neighborhood. spaces, andcommunityamenities. complete block. Include publ Integrate LIDandsustainablestormwatermanagement. Cr Cr Once t Includ Includ Extend eate agreen CapitolStreet toNorth connection alongLincolnRoad. HarryThomasRecreation tothe eate physicalconnections Centerandtothe ing anarchitectural feature the orneighborhoodgatewaysigntoidentify ing neighborhood-scaleretail, residential, apark/green space,public he current reuse isnolongerneeded,adaptively function oldEmery the ing RandolphPlaceNEandconnectittoFirstStreet NE,creating a ic art within the redevelopment. the ic artwithin IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:NeighborhoodPlacemakingandPublicRealm Action oa ii soito DTMdTr Public MidTerm DDOT Local CivicAssociation DME, DMPED,DGS, Lead Agencies/ Organizations DCPS Partner Agencies/ Supporting or Organizations CPLn emPublic-Private LongTerm DCOP Time Frame Funding Needed 117 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Parks, Green Space and Stormwater Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations New York Avenue Playground - Consider adding entries to the playground at appropriate points around the park’s perimeter to encourage increased neighborhood MCE 5.1 access and use. Consider adding informal green space or community garden plots. DPR DCOP Mid Term Public Identify opportunities for safe, multi-generational design and programming including a tot lot on the site of the old library kiosk. Add shade trees where possible. Howard Playground - Consider adding entries at appropriate points around the park’s perimeter to encourage increased neighborhood access and use. Consider MCE 5.2 repurposing the baseball field for use as a multi-purpose field, informal green space DPR DCOP Mid Term Public or community garden plots. Identify opportunities for safe, multi-generational design and programming. Park at LeDroit - Improve the dog park at the Park at LeDroit. Add shade trees where MCE 5.3 DPR DCOP Mid Term Public possible. Identify opportunities for safe, multi-generational design and programming. Reservation 181 - Reservation 181 - The National Park Service (NPS)-owned triangular park bounded by M Street, New York Avenue and First Street NW - Establish a local “Friends of...” group that be responsible for making enhancements and maintaining Local ANCs and civic MCE 5.4 NPS Short Term N/A features that go beyond typical park maintenance. Improvements could include associations incorporating green stormwater management techniques such as bioswales and rain gardens. Reservation 276-A - The NPS-owned triangular park bounded by Florida Avenue, First and R Streets NW. Establish a local “Friends of...” group that would be responsible for making enhancements and maintaining features that go beyond typical park Local ANCs and civic MCE 5.5 maintenance. Improvements could include creating an architectural gateway feature NPS Short Term N/A associations identifying Bloomingdale from the south, removing thick bushes, and adding native perennial plantings, lighting, and benches, and incorporating LID stormwater management techniques. Reservation 190 - The NPS-owned triangular park bounded by New Jersey Avenue, 4th and Franklin Streets NW. Establish a local “Friends of...” group that would be Local ANCs and civic MCE 5.6 responsible for making enhancements and maintaining features that go beyond NPS Short Term N/A associations typical park maintenance. Improvements could include additional vegetation and seating, and connection of the property to the north by closing Franklin Street. 118 MCE 5.12 MCE 5.11 MCE 5.10 MCE 5.13 MCE 5.14 Item No. MCE 5.7 MCE 5.9 MCE 5.8 location foranddevelopadogparkinEckington. location Eckington DogPark-Work residents with anappropriate andlandownerstoidentify anyfuturewith long-termredevelopment Homes. Cooperative Northwest ofthe Florida Avenue increased parkwith Park-Redevelop this tree coverandvegetation site. Explore acommunitygarden. ofincorporating possibility the anyfuture CAPCSparkinglotwith student useonpartofthe redevelopment ofthat Community AcademyPCS(CAPCS)-Create anewgreen spaceforcommunityand enlarge Capitoltoimprove alongNorth sidewalk the walkability. loitering,and lowmetal fencetodiscourage Removethe plantings. and native beyond typicalparkmaintenance.Improvements couldincludeenhancedvegetation would beresponsible for making enhancementsandmaintainingfeatures go that alocal“Friendsof...”groupand LincolnRoadNEatQuincyPlace-Establish that CapitolStreet 277 -TheNPS-ownedtriangularparkboundedbyNorth Reservation parks andgreen spaces. 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DeckoverNorth Support a Action IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:Parks,Green SpaceandStormwater Local ANCsandcivic Local ANCsandcivic Local ANCsandcivic Cooperative Homes Cooperative Lead Agencies/ Organizations associations associations associations Northwest Northwest CAPCS DDOT DPR DPR and civicassociations and civicassociations DCOP, DPR,DDOT, Partner Agencies/ DCOP, localANCs DCOP, localANCs Supporting or Organizations DDOE CPMdTr Public N/A MidTerm ShortTerm DCOP DCOP NPS Time Frame hr emN/A Short Term ogTr Private Long Term Private Long Term ogTr Private Long Term Long Term i emPublic Mid Term Short to Funding Needed Private 119 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Parks, Green Space and Stormwater Supporting or Lead Agencies/ Funding Item No. Action Partner Agencies/ Time Frame Organizations Needed Organizations Working with the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Education (DME), create a coordinating committee consisting of DPR, DGS, DCPS and school leaders to provide guidance and develop policy that will inform the process regarding shared access to local school facilities for public use and recreational activity. DCOP, Local ANCs MCE 5.15 • Work with the coordinating committee to allow public access to Dunbar High DCPS, DME Short Term N/A School’s new recreational and sports facilities for neighborhood residents during and civic associations designated days and times. • Work with the coordinating committee to allow public access to the McKinley Tech facilities for neighborhood residents during designated days and times. Work with DC Water on a strategy for educating residents about the upcoming DC Local ANCs and civic MCE 5.16 Clean Rivers Project initiatives in MCE that will be under construction, including the DC Water Short Term N/A associations Northeast Boundary Tunnel and First Street Tunnel. Ensure that new development supports sustainability and contributes to flood- Short to MCE 5.17 DC Water Public mitigation efforts. Long Term Prioritize implementation of Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater strategies in MCE 5.18 Bloomingdale to address flooding concerns; DDOT to implement, DDOE to support. Support opportunities to implement LID stormwater strategies throughout Mid City East neighborhoods. Prioritize DDOT’s Mid City East Livability Study MCE 5.19 recommendations for LID measures including curb extentions/bioretention planters, DDOT DDOE Mid Term Public tree box bioretention planters, permeable paving, impervious surface removal, rain gardens, and tree infill. See the Mid City East Livability Study for details.
120 Item No. MCE 6.3 MCE 6.2 MCE 6.1 connectivity toandfromconnectivity schoolforstudentsandpublic. the McKinley Tech campusfrom surrounding areas atwalled sidewalks toimprove Work McKinleyTech with toexplore creating tothe terracingstairconnections • • • • or redevelopment including: Extend or reestablish the DC street grid with any future public or private development knit Mid City East neighborhoods together andimproveknit MidCityEastneighborhoodstogether forresidents. connectivity Develop creative waystoconnectalongandacross CapitolStreet North inorder to
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Late 19th century dwelling unit century dwelling Late 19th 123 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Implementation Plan 7: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
District of Columbia Government Mayor Vincent C. Gray
Councilmembers Josh Ghaffari, Community/Facilities Planner Commissioner Gail Anderson-Holness, ANC 1B11 Kenyan McDuffie, Ward 5 Stephen Gyor, Development Review Specialist Commissioner Alex Underwood, ANC 5E03 Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Sakina Khan, Senior Economic Planner Commissioner Sylvia Pinkney, ANC 5E04 Jim Graham, Ward 1 David Maloney, State Historic Preservation Officer Commissioner Joyce Robinson-Paul, ANC 5E05 DC Office of Planning Chris Shaheen, Public Space Program Manger Commissioner Teri Quinn, ANC 5E06 Ellen McCarthy, Acting Director Kim Williams, Architectural Historian Commissioner Wanda Foster, ANC 5E07 Harriet Tregoning, Former Director Colleen Willger, Ward 5 Planner Commissioner Mark Mueller, ANC 5E08 Ryan Hand, Ward 3 Planner DC Office of Planning Team Commissioner Dianne Barnes, ANC 5E09, ANC 5E Chair Rosalynn Hughey, Deputy Director DDOT Livability Study Team Commissioner Kevin Chapple, ANC 6E02 Tracy Gabriel, Associate Director, Sam Zimbabwe, Associate Director Neighborhood Planning Commissioner Rachelle Nigro, ANC 6E04, Colleen Hawkinson, Manager, Strategic Planning ANC 6E Chair Chelsea Liedstrand, Project Manager Gabriela Vega, Project Manager Commissioner Alvin Judd, ANC 6E06 Joyce Tsepas, Former Project Manager Karina Ricks, Nelson Nygaard Associates Commissioner Alfreda Judd, ANC 6E07 Deborah Crain-Kemp, former Ward 5 Planner Bradley Thomas, North Capitol Main Streets Kim Williams, DC Historic Preservation Office Geovani Bonilla, Bates Area Civic Association Joel Lawson, Associate Director, Mid City East Advisory Development Review Sylvia Matthews, Hanover Civic Association Committee Rishawna Gould, Visual Information Specialist Wanda Sherrod, Bloomingdale Civic Association Commissioner Marc Morgan, ANC 1B01, Steve Calcott, Deputy Preservation Officer LeDroit Park Civic Association Kim Mosley, Eckington Civic Association Laine Cidlowski, Urban Sustainability Planner Commissioner Tony Norman, ANC 1B Chair Rashidi Christian, Edgewood Civic Association 124 Smithgroup JJR,Project Lead Consultant Team Brooks,Galin NoMaBID Residents Council Sharon Jones,LeDroit Miller atKelly ResidentsCouncil Miller LaQuasha Mosely,Kelly Cooperative Leake, Northwest Christine Lonnie Duren, SursumCorda Co-op Stephanie Slewka,CommonGoodCityFarm Community Association Howard Bennett, Maybelle University Klein,FabLabDC Phyllis Eric Fidler, LeDroit ParkCivicAssociation Chris Berendes, SteveBrigham AmericaSpeaks, KimSescoe,ElanaGoldstein, EHT Traceries, Allen LauraHughes,Latishia Green DoorAdvisors,JonStover, MarisFlowers HR &AAdvisors,RobWolcheski, LionelLynch Yuran Perry Shen,Russell , Merrill St.Leger,Merrill Bryan Hughes Storytelling Nina Sakic,BenjaminSullivan Adanze Okoroha, EmilyPierson,AlexandraSacci, Lewis, Hosko,Anjelica DiManno,Matthew Anthony DaSilvaPereiera,Students: JohnAbowd,Filipe Instructor: MiriamGusevich The CatholicUniversityofAmerica Stewart Joseph-Constantine Bright, ToluAnthony Rufai, Marcell Snodgrass, Project NorthDeckTeam Howard University Student Groups LeDroit Park Neighborhood 125 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Acknowledgements EN1.3 - Replace all street and public lighting NA3.5 - Create small parks and green spaces in areas SUSTAINABLE DC with high-efficiency fixtures. with inadequate open space.
Tie-ins to specific Sustainable DC Plan elements FD1.2 - Streamline the process to find and use TR2.1 - Develop a citywide, 100 mile bicycle are found after each of the the recommendations land for community agriculture projects. lane network. in Chapter 2, and are indicated with an asterisk (e.g., *HW1.1). FD1.3 - Install educational gardens at 50% of TR2.2 - Expand the Capital Bikeshare program by DC Public Schools. 200 stations. JE1.1 - Complete a review of regulatory reform FD1.4 - Develop orchards or other food- WS1.5 - Implement Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) options to make it easier to do business in the producing landscaping on 5 acres of DC’s guidelines for park maintenance. District. public spaces. WS2.3 - Require the use of recycled and salvaged HW1.1 - Expand public park access and FD2.1 - Expand the DC Healthy Corner Store building materials. programming to promote healthy lifestyles initiative. through physical exercise. WT2.1 - Install 2 million new square feet of green FD2.2 - Introduce fresh food circulators and roofs. BE1.1 - Increase affordable housing in the mobile vendors in neighborhoods with poor District. access to fresh foods. WT2.2 - Increase the use of green infrastructure along public rights of way. BE2.1 - Ease permitting requirements for FD2.3 - Expand the Produce Plus program to temporary arts, community, and business uses. farmers’ markets and corner stores citywide. WT2.3 - Double the number of homes participating in the RiveSmart Homes program. BE 2.2 - Create a government-backed revolving NA2.1 - Plant 8,600 new trees citywide per loan fund to support new businesses with year until 2032. WT2.4 - Build 25 miles of green alleys. a priority for those developed by District residents. NA2.2 - Replace 75% of public lighting with fixtures that reduce light pollution. BE2.3 - Convert five vacant buildings into permanent cultural or business incubation NA2.4 - Require trees and green space on all centers. new development sites.
BE2.5 - Locate new affordable housing in NA2.5 - Stipulate use of native plant varieties walkable neighborhoods. for District government plantings and landscaping. BE3.1 - Rehabilitate all public housing to be green, healthy, and capable of meeting net-zero NA3.3 - Renovate and improve all District energy standards. playgrounds.
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RHODE ISLAND AVE. RESIDENTIAL CORE The northern section of North Capitol, is primary residential and neighborhood focused. Adding open and green space will further enhance a sense of community in the area. RHODE ISLAND AVE.
TRUXTON CIRCLE TRANSITION SPACE This historic spot, the namesake of the neighborhood, indicates the transition from residential to commercial space. By reintroducing the circle to the traffic pattern, this place will have more significance and intent. TRUXTON CIRCLE
NEW YORK AVE. COMMERCIAL CORE From New York Ave to the Capitol building is a commercial zone. Enhancing the sidewalks will allow for more pedestrian activity and economic development to occur on this historical street.
130 NEW YORK AVE. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYSCHOOLOFARCHITECTURE &PLANNING TRUXTON CIRCLE NEW YORK AVE. RHODE ISLANDAVE. PROPOSED PLAN -NORTH CAPITOL atRHODEISLAND THE NEWNORTH CAPITOL PROJECT PROPOSED PLAN -TRUXTONCIRCLE PROPOSED PLAN -NORTH CAPITOL atNEWYORKAVENUE 131 Mid City East Small Area Plan • Executive Summary