Comments for “Eastern Market Metro Park Study”
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Pedestrians would benefit from more time to cross Pennsylvania Avenue at all cross walks. In fact, I'd like to see raised cross-walks or other improvements that remind drivers that this is a community.
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The desire path here is inevitable due to proximity to the Metro and bikeshare station. A formalized HAWK signal, bike lanes, and outdoor Metro countdown clock (useful concept everywhere, could be an interesting place to pilot one here) should be considered to help improve flow.
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Please do *NOT* turn this area into a dog run. The *LAST* thing we need is unleased dogs so close to traffic. And experience has shown that a dog run will soon degenerate into an ugly patch of bare dirt (or mud when it rains) drenched in dog waster.
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Simply adding benches would increase the usability significantly. My girlfriend was running late the other day to meet my in front of the Metro. I told her no problem, I would hang out in the square and enjoy the day. Two minutes later I realized there was nowhere to sit and spent the next 25 minutes leaning up against the concrete by the Metro entrance - not an experience that endears me to the park!
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A big sign saying welcome to Eastern Market!
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Completing the Hine School redevelopment will do a lot to increase the vibrancy of the area and connect Eastern Market to Barracks Row
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Great that bikeshare is here.
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Put crosswalk
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Since drivers don't really stop here, perhaps a double-width crosswalk?
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Since drivers don't really stop here, perhaps a double-width crosswalk?
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Some type of statue or something to denote the center of the space? Shame this can't be a circle (e.g., like Dupont), but something large to denote a central point would be nice.
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All way stoplights to allow for pedestrians to cross diagonally etc.
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Would be great to close off this segment of D Street, add cafe seating or something interactive. The street doesn't really go anywhere, and there's not really a need for these parking spots.
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Pennsylvania Ave Median should have a cycletrack in it from 2nd Street SE to 17th St SE.
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Please add an interactive water feature here where kids can play. A small permanent playground would be nice too.
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Place natural vegetation barrier against Pennsylvannia Ave with a mix of quick growing small/medium shrubs and taller trees for long term impact. This will make the space feel less like its next to a highway.
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Consider closing D st segments on both sides of PA Ave between 7th and 9th and reuniting with adjacent parcels. The north side would make a good residential park and the south side would make a good commercial plaza.
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Close D Street. Make this area much more verdant with benches and a focus on rest. Small water features to create white noise.
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Create a mid-block crosswalk here with marking on the street, an advanced stop line and possibly traffic lights.
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Put a paved or brick walkway down the middle to connect Barracks Row with Eastern Market and to help pedestrians move between the two. Plant trees along the south side to create shade and set aside space on the north side for small vendor booths on weekends. This further creates a connection between the two commercial areas.
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Create a space where people will linger. Add furniture, both moveable and permanent, including tables with chess boards on top. Add a low-level stage for music and events that can also double as a seating area when not programmed. Set aside parking spaces along D Street for food trucks. If bike lockers are being used make sure they stay or that similar bike parking is made available.
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Close D Street here.
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Place some benches here and historical markers about the area.
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Fence this area in and turn it into a dog run.
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Perfect area for a statue recognizing a local person - perhaps in keeping with the play theme, actress and Washington, DC native Billie Burke dressed in her iconic role as Glinda the Good Witch.