NoMA Planning Initiative Kicks off tonight

From the Office of Planning:

NoMA Vision Plan and Development Strategy process -- kick off meeting
McKinley Technical High School
151 T Street NE (enter from the back)
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
6-8 pm

Schedule
30 minutes open house (stations on particular issues, people there for Q&A)
Welcome and Introduction
Powerpoint presentation (assessment/existing conditions)
Q&A
Stations (individual Q&A)


Your participation in the process will help the Advisory Committee in achieving the following goals:

- Inspire a new standard of urban design and development for Washington, DC, and guide future public and private investment;
- Strengthen connections between new development in NoMa, the new Metro station, and the existing nearby residential neighborhoods;
- Improve the quality of the pedestrian environment, transportation circulation, and retail services;
- Guide redevelopment to address the unmet needs of existing nearby communities;
- Plan for a walkable, transit-accessible, dynamic and diverse neighborhood; and,
- Use environmentally friendly construction methods along with modern architecture and public space design.

The planning team consists of: DC Office of Planning, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners with: Greenberg Consultants, Inc., Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alschuler, Inc., and The Jair Lynch Companies Wells & Associates.

For more information, contact Patricia Zingsheim/(202) 442-8965. To be placed on the mailing list, please contact Kevin Brady/(202) 741-5241.

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Other Resources:

-- Building Center City Washington - Downtown Emerging as Vibrant City Center (presentation at the Bidders conference) (OP)
-- Mount Vernon Triangle Transportation and Public Realm Design Project (DDOT)
-- Downtown Streetscape Regulations (DDOT)

Index Keywords: urban-revitalization