Another Explore! FREE Community Festival is coming for everyone to enjoy. Learn about Explore Children’s Museum of Washington, D.C. while you enjoy arts and humanities activities with your friends and neighbors.
From 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Explore! Mission Mobile bus brings Sounds of the Solar System a musical composition program
Performance Schedule: 10:15 – 10:45am: Story Time with Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library Children’s Librarian
11:15 – 12:00pm: A Mad Science of DC Show: Spectacular Science of Fire and Ice!
12:30 – 1:30pm: Sarah Stardust: Science, Music and Movement! Stardust will play a science-y music set about microbes and supernovas from 12:30-1 p.m. followed by low gravity Space Yoga appropriate for all ages.
From 10:00am – 1:30pm:
The Uncle Devin Show – A Percussion Petting Zoo! Cowboy Barry’s Farm Petting Zoo Color with Luna from Adventures with Luna and Friends Face Painting by Fairy Jennabelle Makerspace with District Dance Arts
** Supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, these festivals are free to the community. The Modern is an ADA compliant, indoor/outdoor space donated in kind for these community events. Due to the free nature of the events, please only take as many tickets as needed, and cancel so others may attend if you are no longer able.**
On June 11, 2019, Shelly Gray was selected as the new permanent principal at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus, where she currently serves as an assistant principal. She replaces Interim Principal Nikeysha Jackson, who was selected as the permanent principal for West Education Campus. Ms. Gray’s appointment is effective June 24, 2019.
For some reason, DCPS principals have one-year contracts and it seems like elementary and middle schools in particular see new principals every one to two years. It is hard to see how that kind of constant leadership change is good for schools.
This latest round of musical chairs for LaSalle, which is now resulting in principal number three in two years, was prompted by an unfortunate incident at Roosevelt High School. Former LaSalle principal Justin Ralston was tapped to lead Roosevelt after that incident, even though LaSalle itself was and still is in the middle of its own transition phasing out its middle school grades. Ms. Jackson was tapped to serve as interim principal of LaSalle. In the same period, DCPS selected Megan Vroman, former principal of West, to lead the new Ida B. Wells Middle School. That selection opened an opportunity at West that will be filled by Ms. Jackson.
Hopefully this latest appointment will provide leadership stability for LaSalle for the next few years.
The Lamond-Riggs Library will be rebuilt at its current location on South Dakota Avenue NE. On June 12, DCPL presented initial concepts for the space and services for the new library. Click the link to view the presentation.
The new library is expected to be roughly 23,000 square feet occupying two floors. One overarching issue is that the current library occupies roughly 50 percent of the current lot, which is over the 40 percent occupany allowed in the current zone. DCPL officials want the new library to likewise occupy 50 percent of the lot, so they will have to go to the Board of Zoning Adjustment to get approval. The new building will be built closer to the South Dakota Avenue property line with setbacks on the sides and rear.
The design team contemplated where to put the entrance. Currently, the entrance sits in between Jefferson and Kennedy. The team orginially thought about placing the entrance closer to Jefferson because that street does not see much traffic. However, there is not a controlled traffic signal at Jefferson and though there is a crosswalk at South Dakota and Jefferson, that crosswalk will likely be removed in the future. Therefore, the design team is leaning towards putting the entrance closer to Kennedy Street.
Parking will likely remain where it currently sits, closer to Kennedy Street across the street from the service station. Current plans project room for 12 spaces. The team is contemplating building a parking lane in front of the library that could possibly accommodate another eight spaces. Those spaces would not be restricted to library parking only.
As for the interior, current plans show a marketplace/neighborhood living room concept upon entering the building, along with an information desk. A large meeting room suitable for 100 people that can be subdivided and a space for children’s services will also be on the first floor. The second floor will have the adult services, smaller study rooms, and what the design team is calling a productivity space that will provide enhanced business services. There could be a small teen space on the second floor. Residents generally seemed fine with this division of space, reiterating the need to have separated children’s space that will allow children to be as loud as they want to be and roam freely in their own space.
Several residents expressed the desire for outdoor space, whether that be on the roof or perhaps balconies. It was hard to tell how seriously the design team is taking this idea. Other newly constructed libraries have beautiful, functional outdoor space, such as Woodridge and Cleveland Park libraries. Several residents also requested a cafe but DCPL Exeuctive Direcotr Richard Reyes-Gavilan stated, DCPL is in the library business not the coffee shop business. He stated that his 25 years of experience in the library business has taught him that the cafe within a library model fails more than it succeeds, so it’s pretty certain there will not be a cafe in the new library.
In the fall, the team expects to present renderings. DCPL is still on track to close the existing library in the first quarter of 2020. Construction will take approximately 18 months, so the new library is expected to open in late 2021. They will announce a location for interim library services closer to the date of construction. Updates on the project are available on the project website at https://www.dclibrary.org/newlamondriggs.
DC Public Library and Politics & Prose will host Jacqueline Woodson, the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author of numerous award-winning books, including Brown Girl Dreaming, a mesmerizing memoir in verse about growing up as an African American girl in the 1960s and 1970s. Woodson’s story is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line offering a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world.
Thursday, June 20, 6 p.m. Dunbar High School 101 N St. NW (Metro: NOMA-Gallaudet on Redline)
This event is free and open to the public; however, to attend, an entrance ticket is required. Please register here.
Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd is hosting a public safety meeting with representatives from MPD, Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement, and the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Public Safety & Justice on June 15 at 11:30 am at Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center, 501 Riggs Road NE.
Creative Fun for the Whole Family – Live Painting at 12 locations featuring 10 Small Businesses in Riggs Park
Pick up a “Crawl Passport”
Have participating businesses stamp your passport
Take pictures of live art
Return passport to Culture Coffee Too
Crawlers who return their passports with at least 6 stamps to Culture Coffee Too will be eligible for a prize. Winners need not be present.
Participating businesses will have exclusive promotions for crawlers. Just present your passport. (See crawl map for participating businesses).
Events Friday, June 14
10:00 am: Craft Vendors Location: Culture Coffee Too Crawl passports available
7:30 pm: Artist mixer & panel discussion Location: DC Bilingual Public Charter School Crawl passports available
Saturday, June 15
10:00 am: Live painting at 12 locations Crawl passports available at Culture Coffee Too, The Modern, Riggs Liquor, Troka Insurance, & Hellbender Brewery
12:00 pm: Storytelling with live painting Location: Hellbender Brewery
5:00 pm-6:30 pm: Sip n’ Paint ($$-RSVP on eventbrite) Location: Culture Coffee Too
5:00 pm-7:30 pm: Jam Session Location: Culture Coffee Too
8:00 pm-10:00 pm: Karaoke Location: Culture Coffee Too
Events at Crawl Headquarters Craft vendors Giant hand-painted photo booth Live music Dancers from the Davis Center Crayons ‘n’ paper for kids Art contest & more!
Crawl Map/Participating Locations
Culture Coffee Too (300 Riggs Rd. NE) Hellbender Brewery (5788 2nd St. NE) Hunan Shrimp Boat (5585 South Dakota Ave. NE) DC Bilingual Public Charter School (33 Riggs Rd. NE) (Panel discussion only) Ramdass Pharmacy (475 Ingraham St. NE) Riggs Dry Cleaning (5585 South Dakota Ave. NE) Riggs Wine & Liquor (5581 South Dakota Ave. NE) Robtco Property Management (206 Riggs Rd. NE) Shining Stars Pediatric Dentistry (435 Ingraham St. NE) The C.H.I.L.D. Center (202 Riggs Rd. NE) Troka Insurance (212 Riggs Rd. NE) T-Mobile (5210 South Dakota Ave. NE) The Modern at Art Place (400 Galloway St. NE)
Sponsors Culture Coffee Too; South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road Main Street; District Department of Small & Local Business Development; Center for Nonprofit Advancement; Yo Jay Hudson Creative Director: Yo Jay Hudson
Last night, the Zoning Commission voted 5-0-0 to approve the second phase of the Art Place at Fort Totten planned unit development (Block B). As a reminder, below are the key features of the second phase and the phasing plan for the remainder of the project.
Family Entertainment Zone (FEZ): Meow Wolf arts collective, children and adult programming
24,000 square foot Aldi grocery store
Food Hall
Explore! Children’s Museum
Subsidized ground floor artist studios & maker spaces
270 apartments with subsidized artist housing throughout – mix of studios (20%); 1 bedrooms (40%); and 2 bedrooms (40%)
Ground floor artist studios similar to Brookland Arts Walk
Other cultural uses
35,000 square feet additional ground floor retail
4th Street closed to provide shared vehicular/pedestrian walkway
Green roofs
Plazas and dog run
Proposed phasing plan
1st quarter 2020: Block B construction begins, expected to take 30 months
3rd quarter 2022: Block B construction completed
December 31, 2024: Developer will file PUD application for either Block C or Block D
December 31, 2030: Developer will file PUD application for final block
The Riggs Park Art Crawl returns for a second year next weekend, June 14 and 15. If you would like to volunteer at the event, please attend a volunteer meeting on June 8 at 11:00 am at Culture Coffee Too, 300 Riggs Road NE.
On Saturday morning June 8, the Bertie Backus Urban Farm Stand returns to Riggs Park! Come out from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to the UDC-CC Backus campus at 5171 South Dakota Ave NE every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month and purchase some yummy veggies and meet some neighbors too. In this installment of the Next Stop Neighbors podcast, we meet the people behind the project, Dr. Kamran Zendehdel and Maryam Sabur. They will describe to us exactly what is going on in those big greenhouses, describe the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), hear the history of the Urban Food Hub, goals for the farm stand, and what to expect in farm stand’s second year. We even get to go inside the hydroponic greenhouse! How cool is that? We hope you enjoy the conversation and have your collard green recipes ready to go.
Welcome to Next
Stop Neighbors where we get an opportunity to hear the voices behind the faces
and places in Lamond-Riggs and the surrounding communities. Through this
podcast series, you will meet some friendly neighbors and hear their
perspectives on the community through civil, casual conversations. From the
small business owner who just opened up, to the non-profit organization trying
to make a difference, to the community leader describing their vision for the
neighborhood, and the resident around the corner who has lived here for 50
years, we all have a story to tell.
Like the Next
Stop Neighbors podcast and want to tell the story of someone in the community?
Well, we welcome recommendations and, better yet, your own 10-minute interviews
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The Fridays at Fort Totten free concert series kicks off tomorrow with the Jimi Smooth Band! The concert series, hosted by The Modern at Art Place, features a different band and food truck every Friday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the corner of South Dakota Avenue and Galloway Street NE. Bring a lawn chair for seating.
Each year, the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) awards college scholarships to neighborhood youth. This year, three outstanding young people will each receive $1,000 to support their college education thanks to the residents who paid LRCA membership dues and who gave donations to LRCA’s scholarship program.
Jade Charity is a student at Capital City Public Charter School. After participating in Tuskegee University’s AgDiscovery program, she developed an interest in agriculture and growing food locally. The research paper that she wrote as a part of this program earned her an invitation to an agriculture conference in Iowa where she presented her reserach to members of the industry. She will be attending Florida A & M University in the fall.
Zakia Faiza attends Theodore Roosevelt High School and has been named the Valedictorian of her class. She interned at the World Bank and they liked her so much, they kept her on as an employee during the school year. Zakia has an interest in criminology and the law. She will be attending Clark Atlanta University in the fall.
Noah White attends Benjamin Bannker High School. On the weekend, he is a volunteer instructor at Northeast Taekwondo where he teaches the young “Tiny Tigers” class. He speaks French and last year, he went on a European study abroad trip with his school. He will be attending University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall where he hopes to study Biomedical Engineering.
DDOT sent another update that, weather permitting, construction will begin next week on Phase B of the Met Branch Trail extension. As noted in this post from two weeks ago, Phase B is the area between Gallatin Street NE and First Place NE. The project will include reconstruction of the existing trail in that location, as well as the installation of new lighting, security cameras, and improved drainage and stormwater management. A temporary trail will be added to ensure that pedestrian access to the Metro and schools will be maintained during construction activity. Please see the handout with map for more information. As you can see on the handout, it looks like the extension of the MBT from Brookland to Fort Totten is now anticipated to be completed in 2020 rather than December 2019 as previously expected.
After seeing the Riggs Park profile published by the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, the Fort Totten Metro Station data intrigued me. And, yes, before you ask, there is nothing wrong with being intrigued by looking at administrative data held within public agencies! All the cool kids do it.
While searching the Public Records available on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA’s) website, I did find a few nuggets of ridership data related to Fort Totten metro that I’d like to share (see the original source data here and my manipulations on this Excel sheet here). WMATA publishes historical ridership figures for each station going back to 1977, with Fort Totten coming online a year later (read these articles here and here to see how residents felt about it back then). Figure 1 displays the average number of weekday boardings per year at the Fort Totten station from 1978 to 2018 (data for 1983 were not available). Note, I assume “boardings” in Metro language refers to those who passed through a faregate, not simply transferred to another train (e.g., red line to green line). Boardings grew from 2,969 on an average weekday in 1978 to 7,842 four decades later. Note, these data represent actual average weekday boarding counts and not normalized to population change.
Figure 1 shows the average weekday boardings at the Fort Totten metro station between 1978 and 2018.
For kicks, let’s take a look at how Fort Totten compared to other stations across the system for average weekday boardings in 2018. As the table below shows, we clock in at number 25—not too shabby, especially when considering some of those other stations our weekday boarding numbers beat!
Station
2018***
1
Union Station
28,315
2
Metro Center
24,532
3
Gallery Pl-Chinatown
22,613
4
Farragut North
22,184
5
Farragut West
20,348
6
L’Enfant Plaza
20,240
7
Foggy Bottom-GWU
18,299
8
Dupont Circle
16,542
9
McPherson Square
13,889
10
Pentagon
13,667
11
Rosslyn
13,020
12
Pentagon City
12,311
13
Silver Spring
11,682
14
Shady Grove
11,139
15
Navy Yard-Ballpark
11,013
16
Crystal City
10,795
17
Columbia Heights
10,448
18
NoMa-Gallaudet U
9,346
19
Smithsonian
9,331
20
Ballston-MU
9,029
21
Bethesda
8,999
22
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU
8,970
23
Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn
Quarter
8,226
24
Friendship Heights
7,900
25
Fort Totten (woot woot)
7,842
26
Wiehle-Reston East
7,785
27
Federal Triangle
7,576
28
Judiciary Square
7,475
29
King St-Old Town
7,131
30
Capitol South
7,003
31
Huntington
6,896
32
New Carrollton
6,584
33
Court House
6,420
34
Anacostia
6,305
35
Federal Center SW
6,014
36
Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport
5,964
37
Franconia-Springfield
5,940
38
Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan
5,913
39
Georgia Ave-Petworth
5,889
40
U St
5,637
41
Van Ness-UDC
5,476
42
Glenmont
5,475
43
Brookland-CUA
5,436
44
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
5,417
45
Greenbelt
5,350
46
Eastern Market
5,303
47
Tenleytown-AU
5,286
48
Branch Ave
5,263
49
Medical Center
5,181
50
Takoma
5,033
51
Grosvenor-Strathmore
4,995
52
Southern Avenue
4,744
53
Braddock Road
4,376
54
Clarendon
4,375
55
Shaw-Howard U
4,314
56
Suitland
4,290
57
Waterfront
4,271
58
Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention
Center
4,238
59
Largo Town Center
4,181
60
East Falls Church
4,023
61
Prince George’s Plaza
4,012
62
Twinbrook
3,807
63
Dunn Loring-Merrifield
3,789
64
Rockville
3,756
65
Virginia Square-GMU
3,728
66
Cleveland Park
3,657
67
College Park-U of Md
3,650
68
White Flint
3,506
69
Potomac Ave
3,494
70
Tysons Corner
3,480
71
Wheaton
3,468
72
West Hyattsville
3,184
73
Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
2,652
74
Benning Road
2,604
75
Van Dorn Street
2,576
76
West Falls Church-VT/UVA
2,544
77
Stadium-Armory
2,423
78
Naylor Road
2,283
79
Congress Heights
2,223
80
Minnesota Ave
2,149
81
Forest Glen
2,045
82
Eisenhower Avenue
1,919
83
Capitol Heights
1,864
84
McLean
1,830
85
Morgan Boulevard
1,826
86
Landover
1,543
87
Arlington Cemetery
1,485
88
Greensboro
1,265
89
Deanwood
1,240
90
Spring Hill
1,203
91
Cheverly
980
I next wondered how much of the total Metro daily boardings Fort Totten represented. To answer this, I looked at the proportion of Fort Totten boardings on an average weekday compared to (1) the system as a whole or (2) only those stations in the District. Please keep in mind that not every metro station open today (n=91) was around at the beginning (n=24), so ridership data can change substantively with each new station opening (amongst other factors).
Figure 2 displays these results. As a percentage of all of the stations in the system (lower line), Fort Totten started around 2.2 percent of all Metro boardings in 1978, fell to below 1 percent between 1992 and 2010, and began climbing thereafter rising to 1.3 percent in 2018. When focusing on only stations in the District (higher line), the trends are the same, starting at 2.8 percent in 1978, dipping down in the 1990s and 2000s, and rebounding thereafter to 2.3 percent in 2018.
Figure 2 shows the percent of average weekday boardings at the Fort Totten metro station compared to boardings across all metro stations (lower line) and metro stations in the District (higher line) between 1978 and 2018
So, what do these limited data tell us? Well, we can see the growth over time in the number of riders beginning their trips at Fort Totten on an average weekday. And, that is likely commensurate with multiple factors, such as changes and growth in D.C.’s population over time and more residents preferring public transportation to personal vehicles. Further, as compared to the system as a whole, it is exciting to see our numbers creep up in recent years, even when considering how many stations are open now compared to in 1978. To me, this shows a healthy use of the Fort Totten metro station on a daily basis—providing additional evidence that the nearby vicinity is ripe for robust transit-oriented development as called for in the 2009 Small Area Plan. My hope is that, when recruiting shops, restaurants, and other potential business owners to the neighborhood, we can use the additional evidence that our community is worth the investment.
Lamond-Riggs Library Community Meeting June 12, 2019 7:00 pm Lamond-Riggs Library (5401 South Dakota Ave. NE)
Join your friends and neighbors for the next community meeting about the new Lamond-Riggs Library. The design team will present initial concepts for spaces and services and will gather community feedback.
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is starting a compost training class. Do you want to learn how to turn your food and yard waste into valuable soil, a process called composting? If yes, please join the compost training class.
The class will meet seven times for two and a half hours. Participants must attend all seven classes to complete this training. Upon the successful completion of all training classes and the passing of the final exam, a certificate will be issued.
What is compost? Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Making compost keeps your yard and food waste materials out of landfills where they take up space and release methane, a greenhouse gas.
Compost loosens clay soils and helps sandy soils retain water. Adding compost to soil improves its fertility and stimulates healthy root development in plants. The organic matter provided in compost provides food for microorganisms, which keeps the soil in a healthy, balanced condition.
EVENT DETAILS Every Thursday May 30 – July 18, 2019 (Except July 4th) 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub 5171 South Dakota Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20017
PAYMENT The cost of the compost training class is $100 now $50. Payment can be made before or at the time of the first class, by check or money order, made payable to the “University of the District of Columbia.” Please put “3901J” in the memo line. Limited fee waivers are available for qualifying registrants.
UDC is seeking volunteers to assist with cleanup of its native plant nursery located at the Bertie Backus Food Hub at UDC-CC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE.
Two dates are available: May 23, 3:00 pm-7:00 pm and May 28, 3:00pm-7:00 pm
Register at the link. Some supplies provided, but bring gloves and wear closed-toe shoes. For questions, please contact Laura at (202) 274-7159.
Come one, come all! Let’s have some fun playing in a National Park in our backyard!
What: Fort Circle Field Day
When: Saturday, May 18, 2019, starting around 12:00 noon
Where: We’ll be set up somewhere on the grassy field at Fort Circle Park bounded by South Dakota, Galloway, and Gallatin NE
Who: Everybody is welcome! Tell your neighbor of 40 years across the street and the one who just moved in next door. Tell your friends in Lamond-Riggs. Tell your family in North Michigan Park. Tell your buddy in Manor Park. Tell your puppy we’ll have a yappy hour. Tell the 96 Bus driver, but they may look confused.
Why: Because who doesn’t enjoy just hanging out in the park, meeting some new faces, playing a couple field games, drinking some lemonade, taking in nature, strumming a guitar and thumping a drum, and watching puppies catch frisbees
This is a totally low-key social event. Come and go as you please. Bring some musical instruments. Bring some balls. Bring a lawn chair. Bring some SPF 40. Bring your grandma’s homemade sweet potato pie. And, don’t forget to bring grandma too.
Please spread the word to folks far and wide. Let’s begin reactivating Fort Circle Park for the benefit of our community!
Construction on the extension of the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Brookland to Fort Totten was suspended between January and March earlier this year so that DDOT could focus on finishing up the design. Construction resumed in April. I received information from DDOT that up next for construction is Phase B, which will include reconstruction of the existing trail between Gallatin Street and 1st Place NE. A temporary trail will be constructed adjacent to the existing trail to maintain access between Fort Totten metro station and the buildings west of the station. The MBT Fort Totten extension website should be updated with a new construction schedule soon.
I neglected to publish a recap of the Zoning Commission hearing for Art Place at Fort Totten Block B (it’s sitting in my draft box), but now is a good time to give an update since the developer has submitted its post-hearing statement. The public hearing was held on April 4. The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association was granted party status in support of the project and raised a number of issues for the developer to address. (Disclosure: I currently serve as president of LRCA). You can read LRCA’s testimony here. Two residents presented testimony, primarily concerning traffic and transportation issues (read those here and here), and Casey Trees testified, requesting that the developer keep a number of trees that are slated to be removed for construction. The Zoning commissioners also raised a number of issues, which you can read below and in the developer’s post-hearing statement.
Design adjustments to the planned pedestrian bridge.
Consider addition of balconies in residential buildings.
Provide samples of all building materials.
Either incorporate solar panels in the design or show why solar panels cannot be accommodated on the green roofs.
Consider whether some design elements are too busy. In particular, the commission recommended facade guidelines for retailers so that they can still be customized but also look like they are part of the same project.
Investigate using darker colors for the exterior of the residential buildings because lighter colors tend not to age well over time without extensive maintenance to keep the colors clean and fresh.
Make sure consideration is given to how seniors can benefit from the project.
Commit to relocating the dog run in the project site as future phases are constructed and Kennedy Street is realigned.
Work with community on a retail plan.
Consider deeper affordability (both in number of units and income limits) in future phases if total number of housing units exceed the number approved in the original PUD order (around 929).
Resolve various issues with DDOT related to the new light signal, and whether the developer can in fact make crosswalk, right of way, and sidewalk improvements near the project site, in particular on 3rd Street, and where Hamilton, Ingraham, and the public alley meet.
15% discounted admission fee for DC residents for Meow Wolf
25% discounted admission fee on quarterly basis for Ward 4 & 5 residents to Explore! Children’s Museum
Commitment to relocate dog run in future phase of project after Kennedy Street realignment
For artist/maker spaces, will lease at subsidized rate no more than 50% per square foot what other retail tenants will be charged
Commitment to having 3 employment open houses for Aldi grocery store in the 4 months prior to opening
Providing deeper affordability for artist housing to 60% of median family income
Will pay for installation of bikeshare near site
The circular hub that is the prominent feature of the FEZ design will no longer feature the much discussed “kinetic” facade. Ever since the developer revealed its plans, there has been discussion about what exactly is going on, what materials will be used, whether it would be lit, whether it would disturb nearby residences. So in response the developer has gotten rid of the kinetic elements. Below are updated and more detailed renderings. The Zoning Commission will review the project on May 20.
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