Lower Georgia Avenue Transportation and Streetscape Study
Project Overview
DDOT has initiated the Lower Georgia Avenue Transportation and Streetscape Study. This study is partof the Great Streets Initiative, a multi-year, multiple-agency effort to transform under-invested corridorsinto thriving and inviting neighborhood centers. Great Streets uses public actions and tools such as thedesigns that will come out of this study, to leverage private investment. Georgia Avenue, NW has beenidentified as a Great Street, and as such, DDOT and its partner agencies want to improve transportationservices along the corridor to facilitate expanded local economic development and mobility. Byaddressing the transportation mobility challenges, DDOT will contribute to the livability and economicsuccesses of the area. DDOT will collaborate with the community and partner agencies to develop a
consensus vision
for amultimodal transportation design and management plan that will preserve, strengthen and create a vibrantdiversified corridor and commercial neighborhood, while at the same time improve the efficiency of movement of all modes through this principal arterial as part of a city and regional transportation system. The project team will seek solutions to the transportation challenges by following the
5 Great Street Principles
:
1)
Strengthening the environment for local businesses, institutions and services along the corridor2)
Improving the natural environment including thriving street trees, low-impact design and green space3)
Creating a sustainable transportation network offering many efficient travel options4)
Creating distinct streets that reflect local history, character, and priorities5)
Increasing community ownership and pride
Project Partners
Project Team Consultant Team
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District Department of Transportation
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Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & EconomicDevelopment
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Office of Planning
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Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Lee & Associates
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Robinson Associates
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T3 Design
Project Schedule
September 2006 to March 2007
Contact Information
DDOT Project Manager Steering Committee Contact
Callistus NwadikeWard 1 PlannerDDOT – TPPA2000 14
th
Street NW, 7
th
FloorWashington, DC 2009Callistus.Nwadike@dc.gov(202) 671-2308
Sharon RobinsonRobinson Associates, LLC1250 Connecticut Avenue, NWSuite 200Washington, DC 20036(202) 494-5338
Lower Georgia Avenue Transportation and Streetscape Study
Project Study Area
This project will only study a portion of the entire Great Streets corridor – Georgia Avenue, NW fromFlorida Avenue NW to New Hampshire Avenue, NW. However, since improvements to this segmentwill have implications for communities along the corridor and throughout the city, DDOT will study theimpacts on adjacent corridors and communities.
Project Boundaries
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New Hampshire Avenue NW to the north
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Florida Avenue NW to the south
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The Reservoir/4
th
Street NW to the east
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Sherman Avenue NW to the west
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