Transcript Existing Plans Related to Georgia Avenue A presentation by the Research Committee of the Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force Tony Norman, Pleasant Plains.

Existing Plans Related to
Georgia Avenue
A presentation by the Research Committee of the
Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force
Tony Norman, Pleasant Plains Civic Association
Dr. Ernest Quimby, Howard University
Sylvia Robinson, ECAC
A.K. Adams, the GADGET Center
Tom Dawes, DCCH
Andre Byers, ODMPED
Plans Reviewed
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The Comprehensive Plan of the National Capital
Cultural District Feasibility Study: HU-LeDroit Park
Revitalization Initiative
Land Use Plan: HU-LeDroit Park Revitalization Initiative
Streetscape Design: HU-LeDroit Park Revitalization Initiative
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for a
Cultural Destination District Within Washington DCs
Greater Shaw/U Street
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro Station Area &
Corridor Plan
The Great Streets Framework Plan 7th Street/Georgia
Avenue NW
The Georgia Avenue Overlay
Park Morton Redevelopment Initiative Plan
Columbia Heights Neighborhood Investment Fund Plan
The Comprehensive Plan of
The Comprehensive Plan of the National Capital
the National Capital
Date: District elements developed in
1984; amended five times since in1985,
1989, 1998 and 2006. The most recent
2009 amendments are pending approval.
 Commissioned by: D.C. Law
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The Comprehensive Plan of the National
Capital
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Recommendations: Georgia Avenue is
considered a major priority boulevard and
gateway in to the District.
◦ Focus on improving emerging neighborhoods,
aesthetic and visual character.
◦ Turn the gateway into a sense of transition and
arrival.
◦ Protect the views and view corridors along the
boulevard;
◦ Focus on design improvements on historically
important aspects of the street;
◦ Use as multi-modal corridors supporting bus and
streetcar lanes, bicycle lanes and wide sidewalks.
Cultural District Feasibility Study:
HU-LeDroit Park Revitalization Initiative
Date: January 1999
 Commissioned by: Howard University;
Fannie Mae
 Geographic Scope: 150-block area
around HU
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CULTURAL
DISTRICT
FEASIBILITY
Cultural
District
Feasibility
Study: STUDY:
HU-LeDroitPark
Park Revitalization
Revitalization Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Initiative
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Recommendations
◦ Use Howard Theatre area as a base for
integrated cultural, commercial & residential
development
◦ Create a cultural & arts “hub” in LeDroit Park
◦ Anchor destination projects in the area
(including AA museum; jazz museum, jazz walk
promenade)
◦ Increase local parking facilities
LAND
Land
UseUSE
Plan:PLAN:
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
Date: 1998; Updated January 1999
 Commissioned by: Howard University;
Fannie Mae
 Geographic Scope
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McMillan Park Reservoir Historic District
Bloomingdale
LeDroit Park
Portion of Pleasant Plains
Portion of Shaw-Cardozo
LAND
Land
UseUSE
Plan:PLAN:
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
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Recommendations
◦ Create a Georgia Avenue Business Improvement
District
◦ Implement Streetscape Design plan
◦ Put a govt office (fed or local) at Metro site
bounded by Wiltburger, S, 7th & T Sts
◦ Create a national African American museum in
the area
◦ Increase parking facilities
◦ Reopen Howard Theatre by acquiring adjacent
buildings and closing adjacent alleys
LAND
Land
UseUSE
Plan:PLAN:
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
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Recommendations
◦ Establish a jazz museum as alternative to
Howard Theatre
◦ Build an entertainment complex
◦ Use zoning codes and financial incentives to
build new retail businesses & encourage home
ownership
◦ Create a Howard Town Center at Barry Pl &
Ga Ave
STREETSCAPE
DESIGN:
Streetscape
Design:
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
Date: May 1998
 Commissioned by: HU; Fannie Mae
 Geographic Scope:
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◦ Bloomingdale
◦ HU vicinity
◦ Pleasant Plains
STREETSCAPE
DESIGN:
Streetscape
Design:
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
HU-LeDroit
Park
Revitalization
Initiative
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Recommendations
◦ Conceptualize and improve Georgia Ave as a
“Main Street” for HU and nearby
communities
◦ Strengthen HU’s community links & increase
its community presence
◦ Improve community amenities (e.g., bike trails,
playgrounds & parks)
◦ Upgrade sidewalks, traffic circle & commercial
gateways
◦ Create public safety zones for pedestrians
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
Date: September 2004
 Commissioned By: DC Office of
Planning
 Geographic Scope:
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Barry Place NW to the north;
6th Street NW to the east;
Rhode Island Avenue to the south
13th Street to the west.
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (General)
◦ Create the “Howard Theatre Sub-district”
focused upon a revived Howard Theatre.
◦ Support restaurants, outdoor cafes/dining,
intimate music clubs, bars, bookstores, art
galleries, modest priced retail and other
destination uses.
◦ Target existing property owners with
technical assistance
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (General)
◦ Expansion of Metrorail Yellow Line service
and the Downtown Circulator to this area.
◦ Streetscape improvements for the U
Street/Florida Avenue and the 7th
Street/Georgia Avenue corridors to
coordinate with transit improvements
◦ Support tax exempt financing of public
parking facilities.
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (General)
◦ Relate the history of the area in the context
of African American and American history.
◦ Ensure that existing residents receive
opportunities and a voice in shaping how the
destination district develops.
◦ Require inclusion of 20 to 30 percent
affordable housing
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (Specific)
◦ Howard Theatre (Ellington Plaza), 620 T Street
NW
 Live entertainment Venue with 500 - 600 person
capacity. Restaurant/dining with beverages to support
operating cost, Gift shop, Small museum, Local and
national performances
 Develop Theatre parking on the WMATA/NCRC RLA
Parcel 33 (7th & S) site when it is developed.
 Require daytime use of the Howard Theatre, i.e. museum
and gift shop.
 Encourage sidewalk cafes along T Street in preserved
buildings.
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (Specific)
◦ NCRC RLA Parcel 33, 7th and S Streets
 Primary use: Office, Ground floor retail/restaurants,
 Secondary use: Residential (up to 176 units).
 240 parking spaces below grade and on two levels
behind retail (shared with T Street uses)
 20-30% Affordable Housing Target.
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (Specific)
◦ Howard CVS Site – Florida between 7th and 8th
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Cultural destination with retail
125 +/- housing units on upper stories
160 +/- parking spaces below grade on two levels
20-30% Affordable Housing Target (25-38 units)
Develop retail/arts space to include specialty
restaurants, a small-format anchor and/or a cluster of
retail shops, small clubs, and/or museum uses themed to
the African American culture and experience of the
district.
The Duke Plan: Draft Development Framework for
a Cultural Destination District Within Washington
DCs Greater Shaw/U Street
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Recommendations (Specific)
 Howard Town Center - Over 300 units of market
rate rental housing; 70-80,000 SF retail (including
a grocery) and parking
◦ Complete renovation of Dunbar Theatre. Locate
signature, destination retail tenant.
◦ Develop mixed use project near Howard University
Hospital. Include structured parking for shared use
with Howard Theatre.
◦ Redevelop the Wonder Bread building and site with
offices in addition to an art gallery and/or intimately
scaled live music venue.
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
Date: Planning completed in June 2004 and
adopted by the DC Council in June 2006
 Commissioned By: DC Office of Planning
 Geographic Scope
 Upshur (Decatur Street to Shepherd Street)
 Petworth-Metro (Shepherd Street to Otis
Place)
 Park View/Park Morton (Otis Place to Irving
Street)
 Pleasant Plains (Irving Street to Euclid Street)
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The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Recommendations (Related to Task Force
Area only):
◦ Apply an Overlay Zone to stabilize and
encourage redevelopment
◦ Create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district on
Georgia Avenue from Shepherd Street to Park
Road
◦ Require inclusion of at least 20 percent affordable
housing units in all Request for Proposals for
redevelopment of the National Capital
Revitalization Corporation’s (NCRC) properties
that include housing development.
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Recommendations
◦ Explore development of small public parking
lots and/or shared parking . Potential locations
include: 3600 East, 3400 East, 2900 West, 2700
West
◦ Widen sidewalks along Georgia Avenue
◦ Encourage local bicycle use through the
addition of more bicycle racks in the
commercial area.
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Recommendations
◦ For key Redevelopment Opportunity Sites, encourage
moderate density development ( 3 to 6 stories)
◦ Multifamily buildings for families, senior citizens, and
first-time home buyers
◦ Encourage green roofs in new development projects
◦ Enhance the public realm through the creation of
public monuments and art celebrating African
American history and culture
◦ Encourage some form of public green space or civic
space as new redevelopment projects are constructed
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Specific Neighborhood
Recommendations
◦ Petworth-Metro Area - Shepherd Street to
Otis Place
 Explore opportunity for parking and/or farmers
market on east side of 3600 block
 Maximize development potential of 3600 and 3800
blocks
 Complete in-fill facade improvements in 3600 block,
east and west sides
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Specific Neighborhood
Recommendations
◦ Park View/Park Morton - Otis Place to Irving
Street
 Increased activities within walking distance of the metro
station that draws the community and visitors to
socialize, shop, live and interact
 Establish a Park Morton Task Force to address the social
and physical issues surrounding the Park Morton public
housing complex
 Initiate the Targeted Block Initiative.
 Aggressively implement the Mayor’s Home Again
Initiative to return the residential vacancies to
productive use
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro
Station Area & Corridor Plan
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Specific Neighborhood Recommendations
◦ Pleasant Plains - Euclid Street to Irving Street
 Apply Facade Improvement Program to existing businesses in
the 2600 block west side
 Aggressively implement the Mayor’s Home Again Initiative to
return the residential vacancies to productive use
 Acquire and assemble many of the existing vacant properties
along the corridor for redevelopment.
 Partner with Howard University to redevelop their vacant
properties
 Create an African-American Heritage Wall that would
recognize the contribution of the city and Howard University
alumni on one of the Howard University-owned buildings
facing Georgia Avenue
The Great Streets Framework Plan
Streets Framework
7thGreat
Street/Georgia
Avenue NW Plan
Date: 2005
 Commissioned By: Multi-Agency: DDOT,
DMPED, Planning
 Geographic Scope: Mount Vernon
Square to Eastern Ave. - Focus on Pleasant
Plains Segment
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The Great Streets Framework Plan
7th Street/Georgia Avenue NW
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Results - Pleasant Plains Segment
Streetscape Improvements
◦ Location: Euclid Street to Harvard Street
◦ Description: Streetscape enhancements to
promote retail district, enhance pedestrian
safety and enjoyment, and promote customer
attraction and investment
◦ Great Streets Funding: $1.4 million
◦ Related Projects: Middle Georgia Avenue
revitalization plan
The Great Streets Framework Plan
7th Street/Georgia Avenue NW
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Results: Petworth/ Parkview
Segment Streetscape and Safety
Improvements
◦ Location: Otis Street to Webster Street
◦ Description: Major streetscape improvements
and intersection reconfiguration to promote
pedestrian safety and enhance economic
development
◦ Great Streets Funding: $4 million
◦ Other Funding: $2million (federal safety)
The Georgia Avenue Overlay
The Park Morton Redevelopment
Initiative Plan
Date: June 2007
 Commissioned By: District of Columbia,
Park Morton Advisory Comm., Park Morton
Resident Council
 Geographic Scope: Located in the Park
View neighborhood of Ward 1 and
geographically bounded by 3100 to 3500
blocks of Georgia Avenue on the west,
Warder Street on the east. Lamont Street
on the south and Park Road on the north
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The Park Morton Redevelopment
Initiative Plan
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Purpose: To address the physical and
human challenges of neighborhoods
troubled by concentration of crime and
poverty and seeks to create a healthy
mixed-used income community with
integrated services.
The Park Morton Redevelopment
Initiative Plan
Results:
Plan serves as a roadmap for the creation of
socially and economically integrated
community with new housing, roads, and a
community center.
 Recommendations:
Leveraging several public sector financing
tools including the Housing Authority
Authority’s contribution of a portion of its
land value and Low-Income Housing Tax
Credits (LIHTC)
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Columbia Heights Neighborhood
Investment Fund Plan
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Date: April 2008
Commissioned By: Office of the Deputy
Mayor for Planning and Economic
Development and the DC Office of Planning
Done By: DC Office of Planning
Geographic Scope: The project area
includes parts of the Columbia Heights, Mt.
Pleasant, Parkview, Adams Morgan and
Pleasant Plains communities. For Georgia
Avenue specifically, the project area includes
Georgia Avenue from Rock Creek Church
Road to Euclid Street
Columbia Heights Neighborhood
Investment Fund Plan
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Goals and Strategies: 8 major investment
goals were developed:
◦ Improve opportunities for youth after-school
education, recreation and engagement
◦ Increase youth employment options through job
readiness programs and job placement assistance
◦ Retain and improve neighborhood oriented retail
business
◦ Improve neighborhood business district development
through streetscape and public space improvements
◦ Preserve existing affordable and subsidized rental
housing units
Columbia Heights Neighborhood
Investment Fund Plan
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Goals and Strategies (Continued)
 Increase transition into homeownership
among area first time homebuyers and
current residents living in subsidized rental
units
 Increase the number of available affordable
housing units
 Expand special needs and senior housing
opportunities