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News Release
October 13, 2005
Office of Planning Invites Residents to Participate in NoMa/New York Avenue Metro Area Vision Plan and Development Strategy
(Washington, DC) The DC Office of Planning announces NoMa/New York Avenue Metro Area: Vision Plan and Development Strategy. This is an important opportunity for citizens in the community to help define the vision and development strategy for the NoMa/New York Avenue Metro Area.
An Advisory Committee is in the process of being formed and the first schedule public meetings will be held as fellows:
- November 2005
- January 2006
- February 2006
- April 2006
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 at (202) 442-8965 or by email. To be placed on the mailing list, please contact Kevin Brady at (202) 741-5241 or by email.
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