A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
posted by inked at 8:26 PM
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Atlas Districth's east end
a local wholesale food district
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
h street main street
NoMA BIDa business improvement district
ANC6Agood for info on h street & its surroundings
Capitol Hill North Neighborhood Associationa neighborhood association
Rosedale Citizens Alliancea civic group in rosedale
Stanton Parka neighborhood south of h street
Trinidad-Ivy City Gardening Cluba community gardening club
Trinidad Neighborhood Associationa local neighborhood association
H Street Great Street The Hill is Homea capitol hill blog
Hillscapea weekly column on the hill
Capitol Hill History Projectmostly covers the area immediately to the south, but some discussion of the florida market
Gardened & Glowing in Trinidada piece on trinidad & its garden club
H Street Lifea look at h street's night life
Hot Spotan h st. article
H Street Corridor Transportation Study The Insiders' MarketA look at the capital city market
Ward 6tommy wells' site
mapquest
NY Avenue Metroa map of the surrounding area
The Office of Planning Beyond DCa look at planning issues in dc
City Deskthe city paper blog
Curbed DCa real estate blog about DC
DCistlife in dc
DCmuddevelopment in dc
Eater DCa site about dining in DC
Greater Greater Washington The New Gayliving gay in dc
We Love DCa blog about life in dc
WMATAdc's metro
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Congress Heights on the Risecongress heights
14th & Youlogan circle
Georgetown Metropolitangeorgetown
Logan Circle Newslogan circle
The TriangleMount Vernon Square
Near Southeast Redevelopment Sitetop notch site covering the area near the new stadium
Penn Quarter Livingformerly known as chinatown living
Petworth NewsNW nabe dealing with issues similar to h street's
Prince of Petworthlife in petworth
In Shawa blog about life in shaw's truxton circle area
Remaking Le Slum Historiqueanother read worthy shaw blog
Southwest...the Little Quadrant that Couldsouthwest dc
Stop Blog & Rollpolitics/policy & brookland & woodridge
DC Blogsa blog about blogs
a washington post project
Washington City Paper Washington Post Washington Timesdetroit
2Blowhardsbrooklyn
NY Magred hook
What is Gentrification?pbs
What's Wrong With Gentrification?ny mag
CDC - Healthy Placespotential health effects of gentrification
Gentrification Fictionwho tells what story
Urban Renewal or Removal? Gentrification, Artist & Yuppies Working Togetherneutral gentrification
Salon.comi am the gentrifier
MDCBOWEN.organti-gentrification
Gentrification? Yes!pro-gentrification
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tons of policy papers
Cool Town Studioswhat makes cities cool?
Cyburbiaa planning site
Planetizengeneral planning
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Spacegeneral urban/transportation
Starts & Fitsland use & transportation issues
Streetsblogcovering the streets (literally) of New York
Curbeda site about neighborhood level happenings in nyc
rebuilding a brooklyn brownstone
Houseblogs
8 Comments:
Also marks the one-year anniversary of the DC Council's approval of the Small Area Plan:
http://planning.dc.gov/planning/cwp/view,a,1285,q,647398.asp
I know that both Richard Layman and Elise get so turned on by the grimy Florida Ave Market, but the District really needs to utilize eminent domain and allow Edens and Avant to move forward with the well-planned redevelopment. It will benefit not only the immediate community (Gallaudet students, Near Northeast residents, NoMa workers), but the entire city. It is conveniently located next to a Metro station on the Red Line. Increased tax revenue can be generated through consumer-driven sales. The new Florida Ave. Market will be a catalyst for future redevelopment in NE.
The existing wholesale retailers can be relocated East of the River. It is no more than a 5 minute drive further to downtown DC. Cities evolve. Change is good.
Oct 8, 2010, 10:12:00 AM
http://www.majorprojects.vic.gov.au/our-projects/our-current-projects/melbourne-market-relocation
Oct 8, 2010, 10:38:00 AM
@Rayful
One of the issues, however, is that the J Street/Gallaudet/Edens & Avant team is not asking for the government to use eminent domain here...
It's Sang Oh Choi that wants help since they own so little themselves. They have little experience, and according to Elise, no working phone number on their sign!
Oct 8, 2010, 11:00:00 AM
to anon,
Yes, the District needs use eminent domain once J St/Gallaudet/E&A receive consent from owners of 51% of the land.
Last percentage I saw was around 40%. The District can provide incentives to some remaining owners to buy into the redevelopment.
Oct 8, 2010, 11:19:00 AM
Rayful,
no one but you has suggested moving the Market across the river. The City has already said they don't want to use eminent domain. The condo project looks to me like it's stalled. Choi is no longer working with John Ray's firm, and has now moved on to Arent Fox.
J Street and Gallaudet are not asking for eminent domain, and the massive handout that Choi wanted. Another notable difference is that J Street actually has development experience, whereas Choi has NONE.
Gallaudet and J Street are moving ahead with their plans, which I think is a good thing. I just don't like crappy poorly thought out development for the sake of development. But you seem to be a supporter of that kind of thing. Anything else that you don't like in the neighborhood? Maybe wig shops and dollar stores? Maybe we could get the city to use eminent domain and drop them East of the River?
Change is good, just not when it's driven by idiots and massive tax and land giveaways (read the original New Town legislation).
Oct 8, 2010, 11:31:00 AM
Spot on! Along with removing wig shops and dollar stores, can we replace the beauty salons with a Starbucks, Pottery Barn and Washington Sports Club.
In the current market given the lack of available constr/perm financing, change can only occur through TIFs and Public-private partnerships.
Oct 8, 2010, 12:11:00 PM
TIFs and "public-private partnerships" are designed for large developers. They are impractical for the small locally-owned businesses that most of us would prefer to patronize.
Individual entrepreneurship is virtually destroyed in DC by taxes, fees, and regulation.
Many small businesses DO have access to capital, but the cost and difficulty of setting up and running a business in DC discourages most of them.
Oct 9, 2010, 4:15:00 PM
Small locally-owned businesses should focus on their business, not real estate development. This is why we have tenants and large scale developers.
TIFs, PPPs, and JV developments benefit local entrepreneurs who need quality retail space.
Oct 10, 2010, 2:00:00 AM
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