photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
Now that we’ve reached peduncle elongation, NPS is predicting we’re about a week away from peak bloom at the Tidal Basin. Are there clusters of trees around town that are a little ahead of schedule? Foxhall? Catholic’s campus? Anything at the Arboretum? I have guests in town this weekend, and I would love to crowdsource some wisdom of where we could spot any non-Mall clusters of trees. Thanks!”
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rendering northwest corner of 3rd and L Streets NE
From a press release:
“After seeking community input on what should be the permanent name for the new park coming to the northwest corner of 3rd & L Streets NE in NoMa and then putting the top three naming options to a public vote, the NoMa Parks Foundation (NPF) announced today that the winning name is “Swampoodle Terrace.”
Nearly 900 votes were cast online during the six-week community naming process which included the community suggestion round and the community voting round. “Swampoodle Terrace” received the most votes, surpassing the other two options by a more than 20% margin.
“The community’s choice of ‘Swampoodle Terrace” is completely fitting for our new park. The park’s design repeats many elements of its companion, Swampoodle Park, but it also includes a beautiful, terraced garden”, said Sandy Wilkes, Board Chair of the NoMa Parks Foundation. (more…)
photo by Dave Lyons
From the National Park Service:
“BIG NEWS: We’re projecting cherry blossom peak bloom to fall between March 22 – 25 this year!”
renderings courtesy National Capital Planning Commission
From the National Capital Planning Commission:
“On February 16, 2022 NCPC heard an exciting vision to capitalize on the Avenue’s unique location, setting, scale, and views and reimagine it as a venue for pre-eminent outdoor events, while offering multiple transportation modes and accessible, inviting public space for people for everyday use. Three concepts offer possibilities on how to achieve this vision. The concepts are not stand-alone options and can be mixed and matched.
These concepts offer multiple opportunities to improve parks, plazas, and gathering spaces. (more…)
rendering northwest corner of 3rd and L Streets NE
From a press release:
“In the spirit of Twosday, 2/22/22, the NoMa Parks Foundation (NPF) is excited to kickoff Round Two of the community voting process for a permanent name for “Swampoodle II”, NoMa’s newest park.
Since fall 2020 when the NPF acquired the vacant lot at 3rd & L Streets NE, this park project has been referred to as “Swampoodle II,” given its twin-like size and location directly across L Street NE from Swampoodle Park, which the NPF delivered to the community in 2018.
Round One of the community naming process yielded more than 200 nominations, with strong consensus emerging around the following three potential, permanent names for “Swampoodle II”: (more…)
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Last week, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote the Director of the National Park Service, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the General Manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to request a meeting to discuss the discovery of an unexploded ordinance on the Fort Totten Trail in the District of Columbia. (more…)
Rendering courtesy Jackson Jarvis Studio/OLIN + OMA
From the 11th Street Bridge Park:
“Today, the 11th Street Bridge Park – a partnership between the local non-profit Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and the District government – announced the selection of “Anacostia’s Sunrise/Sunset Portals” by DC-based artists Martha Jackson Jarvis and Njena Surae Jarvis of Jackson Jarvis Studio as the park’s first and largest commissioned artwork. (more…)
From the National Park Service:
“After years of intensive planning, design, permitting, and coordination, the Soapstone Valley Park Sewer Rehabilitation project is about to begin!
Beginning on Friday, February 11, 2022, DC Water contractors will begin site visits to complete survey work in the Soapstone Valley Park area. They will stake out the Limits of Disturbance (LOD), and tag trees for removal, trimming or protection. This part of the project will not require heavy equipment and is expected to be complete by February 28, 2022. Following this task, construction activities will begin after the necessary permits are issued by the National Park Service and the District of Columbia government.
The project will address aging and defective sewer pipes extending from Albermarle Street NW to Broad Branch Road NW and will prevent further sewer failures while providing improved water quality in the park and creek.”
11th Street Bridge Park Rendering courtesy of OMA+OLIN
From a press release:
“The 11th Street Bridge Park, a partnership between the local non-profit Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and the District government, today announced $3.5M in capital campaign gifts from the Reveda Foundation of the Logan Family and Bloomberg Philanthropies to be recognized at the park’s River Amphitheater and Bloomberg Trail. Located on the piers of the former 11th street bridge spanning the Anacostia River, D.C.’s first elevated public park will connect two long-divided communities providing a new venue for healthy recreation, environmental education and the arts. (more…)
From a press release:
“The NoMa Parks Foundation (NPF), an affiliate of the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID), is seeking community input to help officially name NoMa’s newest park, which has been going by the working name “Swampoodle II.”
Located at the northwest corner of 3rd and L Streets NE, the 5,800 square foot parcel of land was purchased in September 2020 by NPF with funds from the grant provided by the DC Government in 2014 to address the absence of parks and green spaces in the NoMa neighborhood. (more…)