Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Monday, September 19, 2005

DC Comprehensive Plan Revision Process -- Public meetings this week and next

Help shape the DC Comprehensive Plan and the kind of place the District will be for generations to come. The Comp Plan guides how and where we as a city will grow, and provides the policy and planning guidance we need to address the issues facing Washington, DC, today. The Office of Planning (OP) invites you to attend a "Planning Fair" during Comp Plan Week 2 -- on the day and location most convenient to you. Planning fairs will be held from September 21-28 in locations throughout the District. Each of the four planning fairs will be held in the evening, from 6-9 p.m. The content of each fair is the same.

Planning resources

-- Current DC Comprehensive Plan
-- DC Comprehensive Plan Revision Process website
-- Meta-website on neighborhood-based planning
-- What Makes a Successful Place? (from Project for Public Spaces)
-- How Can I Find and Help Build a Walkable Community? by Dan Burden
-- Principles of "True Urbanism"
-- What If We Built Our Cities Around Places? (from Project for Public Spaces)

Meetings

Wednesday, September 21, Kelly Miller Middle School, 301 49th Street, NE; nearest Metro: Benning Road (Blue), bus lines: U8, W4.

Thursday, September 22, Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th Street, NW; nearest Metro: U Street/Cardozo (Green), bus lines: S2, S4, G8, 66.

Tuesday, September 27, Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street, NE; nearest Metro: Stadium Armory (Blue and Orange), bus lines: D6, B2.

Wednesday, September 28, Woodrow Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake Street, NW; nearest Metro: Tenleytown (Red), bus lines: 36, H4.

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