Public Participation.

This project will offer a number of opportunities for public participation in the planning and design process.

• Participate in the Public Design Charrette (workshop) in October.
• Speak with a member of the project Advisory Committee
• Provide us your comments using this website. Your comments, questions or concerns will be reviewed by the DDOT project manager.

Public Planning and Design Charrette (Workshop).

What is a charrette? A charrette is “an intensive design process that involves the collaboration of all project stakeholders at the beginning of a project to develop a comprehensive plan or design.”

The Garfield Park Canal Park Connector project will use a public charrette or workshop as the key venue for neighborhood and public involvement in the planning and design process. This charrette will:

• be neighborhood focused,
• involve all project stakeholders (residents, park users, property owners, public agencies, public interest groups, etc.),
• provide all stakeholders with a common set of facts about the project
• include a multidisciplinary team of consultants, (including structural engineers, bicycle and pedestrian professionals, urban designers, landscape architects, historians, and public artists)
• seek to create a visual plan for the area
• seek to identify and resolve potential conflicts
• seek to promote joint ownership of a solution

A date, time and location for the charrette will be announced in September.

Advisory Committee.

The role of the AC shall be:

• to identify important issues that agencies or the community feel need to be addressed in the project;
• to help promote public involvement;
• to assist in the planning, facilitation and debriefing of public meetings and charrettes;
• to identify and help resolve issues related to the project development process that may be important for gaining agency approvals and complying with all relevant laws and policy;
• to provide guidance regarding project design and ensure project compatibility with urban design characteristics as defined by the proposed Washington Canal Park design, the adopted Anacostia Waterfront Design Standards, Capital Hill Historic District characteristics and streetscape standards and other aesthetic and architectural considerations; and
• to monitor the project’s overall progress and implementation.

Advisory Committee Member List.

Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule (subject to change).

Meeting #3
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 11:00-2:00
Project Design Work Session – Follow up to Public Charrette

Meeting #4
Date: TBA
Provide Comments on Draft Concept Plan Report to DDOT and Consultants

Meeting #5
Date: TBA