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.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Way of the Cross Christian Book Store (Next door to the future condo building)

In Columbia Heights. I was looking at the old Giant Supermarket site, because it is being redeveloped into condos. I argue that they should be required to put ground-floor retail in as a way to extend walkability and to strengthen the commercial district by knitting together its various, somewhat disparate parts.

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