From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Thu, 7 Jun 2012 06:29:51 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] (no subject) |
The Latest on Walter Reed’s Redevelopment by Shilpi Paul Urban Turf (DC) June 5, 2012Last night, Martine Combal from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning gave ANC 4B and interested residents an update on the plans for the massive Walter Reed redevelopment project, to be located on Georgia Avenue between Aspen Street and Fern Street NW. A quick primer on what is in the works. The expansive plans on the boards feature 3.1 million square feet of development, including 90 townhomes, 1,864 multifamily units and more than 100 homes for homeless veterans. Retail is also planned, including perhaps a Wegman’s, and the site will have two bilingual charter schools (one Spanish-English, one Chinese-English) and a Howard University ambulatory care center. The new development would also have a number of energy-efficient elements: green roofs, solar panels, cisterns, and a goal of being net-zero by 2030. There could also be some park- like areas and planners are considering building a streetcar to connect the development to a nearby Metro station. ... For the entire article, seehttp://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/ updates_on_the_timeline_for_walter_reed_redevelopment/5617 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org |
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