tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45088738271539826552024-03-08T15:47:11.281-08:00Lower 8th St. SE Visioning ProcessWhat is the Art of the Possible?CapitolRiverFrontBIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472892801074687882noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-35534866504860047302010-12-13T12:37:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:39:08.738-08:00Final Report Now AvailableThe final report for the Lower 8th Vision Process is now available and can be <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHN2JhYzU4ODMtZjNhYS00MTQxLTg0ZDAtZTI5MTFlYjk2MTRk&hl=en">downloaded here</a>.Blog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-44416230569169178852010-02-26T12:30:00.000-08:002010-02-26T12:43:03.565-08:00Final Community Meeting Re-CapThe fifth and final community meeting for the Lower 8th Street, SE Vision Process was held on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd at the Peoples Church. Height, density, mix-of-uses, and Virginia Avenue Park were just some of the issues discussed at the five community meetings which began in October 2009. At the last meeting on Tuesday, several conceptual designs for the study area were presented by Amy Weinstein of Esocoff & Associates. Attendees were able to see how 45', 65' and 85' tall buildings would look and had the opportunity to give their feedback. <br />Community meeting minutes are available <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHMzliN2MxODQtZDkzNS00NDI2LTlmMDUtYTMxYjQxM2FiY2Q2&hl=en">here.</a><br />View the presentation <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHOThmMzQ3MjYtMDhiNS00ZTc0LTkzMzItZmVhOGI2NmE0OTg1&hl=en">here.</a><br />View the presentation on Height Compability by Esocoff & Associates <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHODZmN2I1MjItN2RkOC00N2ZhLTkyMDQtOGE1Y2MyMDMwZDgz&hl=en">here</a>.<br />Calculations for hotel, residential and office on Lower 8th Street <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHYTYxYzE1NjYtY2NjNS00OTYyLWIzMmEtMmJmNzVmY2M5YmMz&hl=en">can be seen here. </a> <br /><br />Please feel free to comment and share your opinion. These meetings served as a community participation process to gain consensus on a vision for the area and to identify issues that might impact achieving the vision while respecting the historical fabric of the neighborhood. A report will be submitted to the Office of Planning with the community response and recommendations for Lower 8th Street, SE.<br />Please post any comments here or email us at lower8thvision@gmail.com. Your questions, concerns and suggestions will be reviewed by the Advisory Group.Blog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-36824092127055718722010-01-22T12:58:00.000-08:002010-02-22T10:57:43.762-08:00The fourth set of 5 Community Meetings for the Lower 8th St, SE Visioning Process was held on January 19th at The Peoples' Church, 535 8th Street, SE. Attendees at the morning and evening meetings heard a recap of the December meeting, learned about the Marines CIMP process and broke out into small groups to discuss possible Lower 8th Street, SE land use and density/height scenarios. These examples were theoretical only and solely for creative discussion purposes.<br />Community Meeting Minutes are available <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHM2NmYTc5OTUtYjg1Mi00MzZhLWE1MzMtODIwNGRjNGE0ODc3&hl=en"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here.</span></a><br />The presentation can be viewed <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHYjNlZDU1M2EtNmVkOC00MjRhLThjNDgtODJhODY5MGY3OTg3&hl=en">here.</a><br /><br />Please post any comments here or email us at lower8thvision@gmail.com. Your questions, concerns and suggestions will be reviewed by the Advisory Group. Please stay tuned for an upcoming post that outlines our agenda for the next set of Community-wide Input Meetings scheduled for February 23rd, 2010.CapitolRiverFrontBIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472892801074687882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-33732106429377446312010-01-14T06:47:00.000-08:002010-01-14T07:14:34.505-08:00Agenda for January 19th Community MeetingFollowing is the Agenda for the fourth set of Community-wide Input Meetings that we will be convening on January 19th, 2010. Those people that attended the third round of meetings on December 15th will be interested in attending again as the conversation around a vision for Lower 8th Street will progress to looking at best mix of uses, breakout workshops on land use, density and parking, and closing with a Q&A. We encourage you to tell interested colleagues and friends to attend as well.<br /><br />For those that were unable to attend the third round of meetings, we will bring you up to speed by summarizing the key inputs right off the top of the upcoming meetings. You may also download the Minutes and Presentations from the first and second rounds of meetings right here from the DOWNLOAD section on the right hand side of this blog.<br /><br />Lower 8th Street Vision Process<br />4th Community Meeting<br />January 19, 2010 – 8:30 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.<br />The People's Church<br />535 8th Street, SE<br /><br /><b>AGENDA</b><br /><br />I. Welcome & Introductions<br /><br />II. Summary of 3rd Round of Community Meetings<br />A. Mix of Uses & Density - what did we hear?<br />B. Best Practices from DC<br />C. Grocery Store Addition<br /><br />III. Marine Corps Community Integrated Master Plan<br />A. Goals of Study<br />B. Public Input Process/Community Meetings<br />C. Schedule<br />D. Q&A<br /><br />IV. Proposed Mix of Uses<br />A. Conceptual Land Use Relationships<br />B. Allocation of Allowable Development Rights<br />C. Traffic/Circulation<br />D. Parking Concepts<br /><br />V. Workshop/Charette Session<br />A. Land Use<br />B. Density/Height<br />C. Circulation Parking<br /><br />VI. Questions & Answers<br />A. Fifth Public Meeting<br />B. Summary Report on Vision & Recommendations<br />C. Briefing for the Office of Planning<br /><br />VII. AdjournCapitolRiverFrontBIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472892801074687882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-13742895861263366852010-01-14T05:50:00.000-08:002010-01-14T06:30:24.930-08:00December 15th Community-Wide MeetingThe third set of now 5 Community Meetings for the Lower 8th St, SE Visioning Process was held on December 15th at The Peoples' Church, 535 8th Street, SE. Attendees at the morning and evening meetings heard a recap of the November meeting, and saw presentations by Edmund Fleet from THE ARC, Richard Lake of Roadside Development and Wayne Dickson of Blake Dickson Real Estate which illustrated examples and best practices of mixed-use development in the city and renovation of historic buildings. Following each presentation, participants were able to ask questions of each presenter relating to his project and Lower 8th Street, SE.<br />Community Meeting Minutes are available <a href="http://www.capitolriverfront.org/_files/docs/dec15thlower8thnotes.pdf">here.</a><br />See Edmund Fleet's presentation on THE ARC <a href="http://www.capitolriverfront.org/_files/docs/thearc_overview.pdf">here.</a><br />See presentations of Roadside Developments' <a href="http://www.roadsidedevelopment.com/portfolio.php?id=5">Cityline at Tenley </a> and <a href="http://www.roadsidedevelopment.com/portfolio.php?id=3">Citymarket at O.</a><br />Please post any comments here or email us at lower8thvision@gmail.com. Your questions, concerns and suggestions will be reviewed by the Advisory Group. Please stay tuned for an upcoming post that outlines our agenda for the next set of Community-wide Input Meetings scheduled for January 19th, 2009.CapitolRiverFrontBIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472892801074687882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-57529771596460677512009-12-14T08:48:00.000-08:002009-12-14T09:01:06.671-08:00Agenda for Dec. 15th Community MeetingsFollowing is the Agenda for the third set of Community-wide Input Meetings that we will be on December 15th, 2009. Those people that attended the second round of meetings on November 17th will be interested in attending again as the conversation around a vision for Lower 8th Street will progress to looking at best practices and build out scenarios and what we hope will be a lively Q & A. We encourage you to tell interested colleagues and friends to attend as well.<br /><br />For those that were unable to attend the second round of meetings, we will bring you up to speed by summarizing the key inputs right off the top of the upcoming meetings. You may also download the Minutes and Presentations from the first and second rounds of meetings right here from the DOWNLOAD section on the right hand side of this blog.<br /><br />Lower 8th Street Vision Process<br />3rd Community Meeting<br />December 15, 2009 – 8:30 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.<br />The People's Church<br />535 8th Street, SE<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AGENDA</span><br /><br />I. Welcome & Introductions<br /><br />II. Summary of 2nd Round of Community Meetings<br />A. What did we hear?<br />B. Issues & Impediments<br />C. Opportunities<br /><br />III. Best Practices and Build Out Scenarios<br />A. Regional Examples<br />B. Mixed Use Projects<br /><br />IV. Richard Lake - Roadside Development<br />A. What Makes a Successful Mixed-Use Project<br />B. Tenleytown Project<br />C. O Street Market Project<br /><br />V. Wayne Dickson - Blake Real Estate<br />A. A Grocery Store as a Neighborhood Anchor - Fundamentals<br />B. Community Process/Partnership to bring Whole Foods to P Street<br />C. Resulting Spin-Off Development<br /><br />VI. Community Center Example - THE ARC<br />A. The Need for a Community Center<br />B. Process/Partnerships to Create THE ARC<br />C. User Groups and Programs<br /><br />VII. Conceptual Use Relationships<br /><br />VIII. Questions & AnswersCapitolRiverFrontBIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472892801074687882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-18689646917480470372009-12-02T05:49:00.000-08:002009-12-14T08:47:31.644-08:00November 17th Community-wide Input MeetingsThe second set of 4 Community Meetings for the Lower 8th St, SE Visioning Process was held on November 17th at The Peoples' Church, 535 8th Street, SE. About 75 people attended the morning and evening meetings where they heard a recap of the October meeting, learned about the Existing Conditions/Allowed Development by Right and Future Form Determinants including the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel and Streetcar Plan, then discussed the Community Vision, summarizing needs and opportunities, before moving on to an interactive Q&A.<br /><br />Community Meeting Minutes are available <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHMWIwMWI2YjQtMzMzYS00Yzc3LTg3YTgtMjBlNjg5NjQ2Y2Zi&hl=en">here.</a><br />See the Presentation <a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHNzEwMjgwZTUtMjYxMC00NmJhLWFjY2EtOGQ2YjlhZDVkN2U2&hl=en">here.</a><br /><br />Please post any comments here or email us at lower8thvision@gmail.com. Your questions, concerns and suggestions will be reviewed by the Advisory Group.<br /><br />Please stay tuned for an upcoming post that outlines our agenda for the next set of Community-wide Input Meetings scheduled for December 15, 2009. The next meeting will focus on best practice examples and build-out scenarios.Blog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-27500659384813080702009-11-05T06:30:00.000-08:002009-11-05T07:31:03.415-08:00Agenda for Nov 17th Community-wide Input MeetingsFollowing is the Agenda for the second set of Community-wide Input Meetings that we will be holding on November 17th, 2009. Those people that attended the first round of meetings on October 20th will be interested in attending again as the conversation around a vision for Lower 8th Street will progress to reviewing Existing Conditions/Proposed Development by Right and Future Form Determinants before moving on to a Summary of Needs and Opportunities for a Community Vision of the area and what we hope will be a lively Q & A. We encourage you to tell interested colleagues and friends to attend as well.<br /><br />For those that were unable to attend the first round of meetings, we will bring you up to speed by summarizing the key inputs and learnings right off the top of the upcoming meetings. You may also download the Minutes and Presentations from the first round of meetings right here from the DOWNLOAD section on the right hand side of this blog.<br /><br />Lower 8th Street Vision Process<br />2nd Community Meeting<br />November 17, 2009 – 8:30 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.<br />The People's Church<br />535 8th Street, SE<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">AGENDA</span><br /><br />I. Welcome & Introductions<br /><br />II. Summary of 1st Round of Community Meetings<br />A. Vision for Area – what did we hear?<br />B. Issues & Impediments<br />C. Future Form Determinants<br />D. Opportunities<br /><br />III. Existing Conditions/Allowed Development by Right<br />A. SQ 906: Miles Glass Site<br />B. SQ 929: 801 Virginia Avenue, SE – the Admiral<br />C. SQ 907: Blue Castle<br />D. SQ 930: Quizno’s, Port Café, etc.<br />E. SQ 952: Virginia Avenue Park<br />F. SQ 952S: 901 M Street, SE – Domino’s, other retail bays<br />G. SQ 976: Former Exxon site<br />H. Development Totals for Study Area<br /><br />IV. Future Form Determinants<br />A. CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project<br />B. Marine Barracks Campus Master Plan<br />C. Proposed Street Car Lines<br /><br />V. Community Vision – Summary of Needs & Opportunities<br />A. Housing<br />B. Neighborhood Support Retail <br />C. Restaurants<br />D. Hotel & Meeting Facilities<br />E. Office Space<br />F. Parks, Street Trees & Connecting Sidewalks<br />G. Underpass Connectivity & Treatment<br /><br />VI. Questions & AnswersBlog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-40179687602227105832009-11-04T11:40:00.000-08:002009-11-04T18:11:16.120-08:00Oct 20th, 2009 Community-wide Input MeetingsThe first two of eight Community-wide input meetings for the Lower 8th St. SE Visioning Process was held on October 20th at The Peoples' Church, 535 8th Street, SE. Over 75 people total attended the morning and evening sessions where they heard presentations that provided an Overview of the Vision Process, Historical Narrative and Summary of Existing Conditions, then moved on to a discussion of how we could Move Beyond the Status Quo and finished up with an interactive Q & A.<br /><br />Community Meeting minutes are <a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHODNlYjUyY2UtMTQxYi00M2YzLThiODgtMzQ1NDQ0ODYyY2Qy&hl=en">available here</a>.<br />See the historical presentation by the Weinstein Group<a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHZTgzYjcwYWItYzExNi00MzU1LWIzOWEtYmQ2MGZlYTFmNTQ3&hl=en"> here.</a><br />View the Lower 8th Street Visioning Process presentation<a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHMzlmOTNhYTItMjMyYi00ZDkzLTgyYTctYTk4ZDk4MjM5YmMw&hl=en"> here.</a><br /><br />Please post any comments here or email us at <span style="color:blue;">Lower8thVision@gmail.com</span>. Your questions, concerns and suggestions will be reviewed by the Advisory Group.<br /><br />Please stay tuned for an upcoming post that outlines our agenda for the next set of Community-wide input meetings scheduled for November 17, 2009.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzM-Z4bGSBvHMzlmOTNhYTItMjMyYi00ZDkzLTgyYTctYTk4ZDk4MjM5YmMw&hl=en"></a>Blog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-76913330181014384402009-09-17T08:44:00.000-07:002009-09-25T06:37:11.791-07:00Advisory Committee<h2 style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the time that the Capitol Riverfront BID decided to fund and initiate this series of community-wide meetings for the purposes described in the earlier Visioning Process Overview post, a commitment was made to ensure deep and extensive stakeholder/community involvement in the process. In order to accomplish this, other community organizations and constituency representatives were asked to participate in an advisory committee. The Advisory Committee serves as the primary community group to interact with the stakeholders, community and appropriate officials involved in the decision process regarding use of the area.</span></h2>The role of the Advisory Committee will be:<br />
<ul><li>to identify important issues that the community feels need to be addressed in the project; </li>
<li>to help promote public involvement; </li>
<li>to assist in the planning, facilitation and debriefing of community input meetings; </li>
<li>to monitor the process's overall progress and schedule.</li>
</ul>The Advisory Committee is chaired by Michael Stevens of the Capitol Riverfront BID. The following is a list of the Advisory Committee members and their affiliated organizations. This roster will stay posted on the right hand side of this blog for future reference:e<br />
<ul><li>Beth Purcell, Capitol Hill Restoration Society</li>
<li>Capt. Lisa Lawrence, Marine Barracks</li>
<li>Charles Allen, Ward 6 Councilmember Wells</li>
<li>David Brainerd, Madison Marquette</li>
<li>David Perry, Barracks Row Main Street</li>
<li>Gary Peterson, Capitol Hill Restoration Society</li>
<li>Jamie Henson, DDOT (Ex Officio)</li>
<li>John Imparato, Navy Yard</li>
<li>Topher Cushman, CHAMPS - Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></li>
<li>Julia Christian, CHAMPS - Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></li>
<li>Kirsten Oldenburg, ANC 6B</li>
<li>Leon Kafele, ICP</li>
<li>Lt. Col. Carl Henger, Marine Barracks</li>
<li>Maj. Peter Dahl, Marine Barracks</li>
<li>Melissa Bird, Office of Planning (Ex Officio)</li>
<li>Michael Durso, DMPED (Ex Officio)</li>
<li>Michael Stevens, Capitol Riverfront BID</li>
<li>TJ Oleksiak, Resident</li>
</ul>Blog Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097285265146609921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508873827153982655.post-79236636730172404142009-09-16T08:46:00.000-07:002009-09-17T09:05:07.182-07:00Visioning Process OverviewThe Lower 8th Street SE Visioning Process Advisory Committee is coordinating a vision process with property owners and other community stakeholders along the Lower 8th Street, SE corridor. This process will be an attempt to gain consensus on a vision for the area and to address issues of height, density, mix of uses, parking and access, as well as what should be the character of a redesigned Virginia Avenue Park as an amenity or community benefit for the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood and Capitol Hill. If consensus can be reached on the vision, it could serve as the basis for asking the Office of Planning to develop a small area neighborhood plan that could then be used as justification for any agreed upon zoning or density changes.<br />
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The public will be offered a number of opportunities to participate in the visioning process that include:<br />
<ul><li>Participate in the Community-wide Input Meetings in October, November, December and January 2010. Check back here soon for exact dates and details.<br />
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<li>Speak with a member of the Advisory Committee (see roster on right side of blog).</li>
<li>Provide us your comments using this blog or feel free to share your ideas and concerns or provide feedback by emailing us at <span style="color: blue;">Lower8thVision@gmail.com</span>. Your comments, questions or concerns will be reviewed by the Advisory Group.<br />
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