MidCityEastPlan:

FortheneighborhoodsofNorthCapitol,FloridaAvenueandRhodeIsland
TheobjectiveoftheOfficeofPlannings (OPs)SmallAreaPlanistorevitalize NorthCapitolStreet,RhodeIsland Avenue,NewJerseyAvenue,NewYork AvenueandFloridaAvenueasthriving retailandpedestrianfriendlycorridors, andpreservetheindividualcharacterof adjoiningneighborhoods.Concurrently, theDistrictDepartmentofTransportation (DDOT)isinitiatingaLivabilityStudyto improvepedestrianandbikesafety, transitandvehicularflowinthearea.OP, DDOTandaconsultantteamwillwork withagencies,communitymembers, propertyownersandbusinessesto: Realizethecollectivegoalsofthe planningarea,stitchedtogetherby majorcorridorsanddevelop revitalization,neighborhood conservation,landuse, transportation,zoningandpublic realmrecommendationsthatwill TheStudyAreaisintricatewithmanycommonassetslikeunifiedneighborhoods, improvethequalityofindividual affordablehousing,schoolfacilities,aswellaschallengeslikeunderutilizedsites,auto dominatedcorridors,increasinghousingcosts,andlimitedopenspaces neighborhoods.

Goals
ThegoaloftheMidCityEastPlan:FortheneighborhoodsofNorthCapitol,FloridaAvenueandRhodeIslandisto providepublicandprivatestakeholdersarevitalizationandneighborhoodconservationstrategyinorderto: Renewcommercialcorridorsandenrichphysical connections: Improvetheurbandesigncharacterthroughfuture infillandrenovation Increaseopportunitiesforstrugglingretailersto improvetheirbusinessandattractnewcustomers andimproveretailvitality Improvethepublicrealm,asasafeplacefor bicyclistsandpedestriansalike Supportneighborhoodconservationandrevitalization: Increasethequalityofopenspaces,creatinglively andsafeenvironmentsforresidents Advancedevelopmentopportunitiesfor underutilizedsites,bothpublicandprivate Preserveaffordablehousingoptionsandquality housingstock Retainandreinforceneighborhoodcharacter

Scope
Basedonaninitialreviewofexistingplans,studiesand reports,OPsSmallAreaPlanandDDOTsLivability Studywillincludethefollowingcomponents: Marketstudy,retailanalysisandcommercial assessment,utilizingOPsVibrantRetailStreets Toolkittodevelopacommercialrevitalization strategy Identificationofkeyredevelopmentsites, includinganalysisofDistrictownedpropertiesand keyprivatelyownedpropertiesthatare underdevelopedand/orunderutilized Landuseandzoninganalysis,withurbandesign guidelines Historicresourceassessmentthatidentifies potentialhistoriclandmarksandincludesabroad overviewofpotentialhistoricneighborhoods evaluatedintermsofcommonbuildingtypes, emphasizinggeneralneighborhoodlevelresearch andassessment Publicrealm,parksandopenspaceassessment includingpotentiallowimpactdevelopment(LID) strategies Nearterminfrastructureassessmenttoimprove pedestriansafety,transitandvehicularflow Creativestakeholderengagementmethods, includingearlyimplementationactivitiesand ongoingmarketingandoutreachmaterials

NorthCapitolStreet,nearFloridaAvenue

Eckington

Timeline
Stakeholdersandthepublicwillbeengagedthrough thefollowingplanningphases: 3/2013:PlanIntro&Goals 5/2013:ExistingConditionsAnalysis 7/2013:Options&DraftRecommendations 9/2013:Recommendations&ImplementationStrategy 12/2013:DraftFinalPlanReportforPublicComment 5/2014:CouncilAdoption
LeDroitPark

Formoreinformation,contact: JoyceTsepas,joyce.tsepas@dc.gov(202.535.1556)or DebbieCrain,deborahlcrain.kemp@dc.gov(202.442.7615)

February2013