Monthly Archives: January 2013

Jan. 30 Fort Totten Square Groundbreaking and Food & Friends Welcome

Posted by nextstoprp in Fort Totten Square, Neighborhood Development and tagged with

As noted in the aside, JBG & Lowe will formally break ground on Fort Totten Square (300 Riggs Rd NE) on January 30, 2013, at 9:30 am.  Invited guests include Mayor Vincent Gray, Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins, Councilmember Muriel Bowser, Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Planning Director Harriet Tregonig, and WMATA General Manager Richard Sarles.  Fort Totten Square is a mixed use project that will feature retail topped with residential apartments, anchored by what’s being billed as an urban format Walmart.  The project is currently scheduled to be completed in late 2014.

Following the groundbreaking, Food & Friends (219 Riggs Rd NE) will be hosting a Walmart Welcome from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm.

Zoning regulations update community meetings

Posted by nextstoprp in Neighborhood Development, Zoning and tagged with

DC’s Office of Planning (OP) is holding a series of community meetings in each ward to discuss updates to the zoning regulations.  Individuals can attend meetings in any ward, not just their home ward. 

The remaining January meetings are-

Ward 3:  Tuesday, January 8, 2013, Wilson High School, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm;

Ward 5:  Wednesday, January 9, 2013, Foster Auditorium, Ely Building, Gallaudet University, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm; 

Ward 7:  Saturday, January 12, 2013, Room 2309/10, DOES Building, 10:00 am-12:00 pm; and

Ward 4:  Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Takoma Education Campus, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. 

In addition a second twitter townhall will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12 noon (#ZRR). (this post will be updated once correct date is confirmed) 

Copies of the proposed text can be found on OP’s regulation update site here and additional information can be found on their blog here.  Printed copies are also available at OP’s office (1100 4th St. SW, 6th Floor) and in libraries in each ward (Woodridge library in Ward 5 and Takoma Library in Ward 4).  The regulation update site includes FAQs and areas of interest, notably information relating to recommendations for updated PUD regulations, design review regulations, and a number of other areas that are relevant to the neighborhood.

*This post has been updated