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H STREET NE - BENNING
GREAT STREETS FRAMEWORK P
Gernment District C lmbiaAntny A. Williams, Mayr
District Depa rtment Transprta tinMicelle Prcia, Direct r
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THE GREAT STREETS PROGRAM INVOLVED THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ME
A VARIETY OF PROJECT TASKS SUCH AS ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION, WORKSH
PROCESSING, BUDGETING AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS.
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THE GREAT STREETS PROGRAM INVOLVED THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
VARIETY OF PROJECT TASKS SUCH AS ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION, WORKSHOPS, IDEA
CESSING, BUDGETING AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS.
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Table of ContentsProgram Goals
PRINCIPLES
A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE
HISTORY AND CONTEXT
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT
OTHER INITIATIVES AND MARKET POTENTIALS
Several Transportation and Planning Projects Will Impact the Corridor ......
TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Right-o-Way Confguration: ..................................................................
Pedestrian Facilities: .............................................................................
Bicycle Facilities: ..................................................................................
Transit Facilities: ...................................................................................
Vehicle/Parking Facilities: ......................................................................
H STREET NE SEGMENT
North Capitol Street to 4th Street NE ....................................................
STARBURST SEGMENT
4th Street NE to 6th Street NE ............................................................
GREEN BOULEVARD SEGMENT
6th Street NE to Oklahoma Avenue NE ..................................................
MINNESOTA - BENNING SEGMENT
Anacostia Ave NE to 4nd Street NE .......................................................
EAST CAPITOL SEGMENT
43rd Road NE to B Street SE .................................................................
BENNING RIDGE
46th Street SE to G Street SE ................................................................
STREETSCAPE TREATMENT
ACTION PLAN
ACTIONS PLANNED TO DATE
ACKNOWLEDG
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Introduction
G reat Streets is a multi-agency program thatstrategically uses public investments to improve
local quality o lie and to attract private investment
to communities. The corridors that are identiied
as the irst phase o the Great Streets Program
are not only vital to the community development
o local neighborhoods, but are also key to
enhancing the Districts diversity and prosperity.
Program Goals. Improve the quality o lie in
neighborhoods along the corridors,including public saety, physicalappearance, and personal opportunity;
. Support local demand or goods
and services through economicdevelopment;
3. Expand mobility choices and improvesaety and eiciency o all modes otravel; and
4. Attract private investment through thedemonstration o a public commitmentto Great Streets communities.
PRINCIPLES
US CAPITOL
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Extent/ Lengt
H Street NE
North Capitol Street to 14th Street NE(6,680 Feet)
Major reconstruction per H Street NE
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Leel Imprements Major Reconstruction
Destination
MajoThe H Stree t NE-Benn ing Roa d C orridor links c ent ral do wntown t o d ense
urban neighborhoods, riverfronts, parkland, and quiet green communitiesin the Distric t Gatewa y. Dynam ic streetsc ap es enliven three ma jor
neighborhood centers active with retail, ofce, housing, and entertainment
uses. Green trees line the intervening p ark, wate rfront, and residential a reas
where p ed estrians stroll.
This corridor is seeing rapid change. Properties
along H Street NE are coming up or redevelopment
and streetscape improvements are scheduled or
implementation in 006. The Starburst intersection
is being designed as a neighborhood plaza. Benning
Road NE, rom the Starburst intersection to Oklahoma
Avenue NE, will have streetscape improvements.
Streetcar service will compliment H Streets bus service,
and provide adequate transit options or residents o
Benning Road up to the Minnesota Avenue intersection,
across the river. Benning Road, west o the river, is
currently a six lane roadway that will have a median
which will accommodate streetcar stops. Eorts are
underway to create a neighborhood downtown or Ward
7 at the Benning Road-Minnesota Avenue intersection.
Other developments such as those listed below will
go a long way in achieving this goal, by bringing new
residents and visitors to downtown.
Minnesota-Benning Government Center
Parkside mixed-use developments
Renovations to the public library near the Minnesota
Avenue intersection
Revitalization o the shopping center near East
Capitol Street and Minnesota Avenue.
Alternatives or the I-95/Kenilworth Avenue
intersection will create a more accessible Benning
Bridge, potentially oering access to Kingman Island
and a pleasing environment across the bridge.
A fRAMEWoRK foR ChANGE
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Benning Green Boulevard
16th St. NE to Oklahoma Ave. NE(3,500 Feet)
Addition o median
Sidewalk extensions Curb/gutter re-alignment Streetlighting: #16 light pole or
mid-block lighting and the TeardropPendant or intersections
New street trees Enhanced transit stops
River Terrace/ Benning Bridge
Anacostia Ave to Minnesota Ave NE (3,220 Feet)
Landscape treatment on bridge
Addition o median rom Anacostia Avenue toMinnesota Avenue
Curb/gutter re-alignment New sidewalk Public art New streetlighting: #16 light pole or
mid-block lighting and the Teardrop Pendant or intersections New street trees Other landscaping treatment or sidewalks
East Capitol
43rd Rd NE to B St SE (1,800 Feet)
New sidewalk
New street lighting: #16light pole or mid-block lightingand the Teardrop Pendant orintersections
New street trees Public art
Benning Ridge
New sidewalk
New street lighting: #16light pole or mid-block ligand the Teardrop Pendantintersections
New street trees Public art Way-fnding signage
(1,760 Feet)46th St SE to G St SE AND H St SE to S
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Major Reconstruction
Kingman Bridge
Enhancement
Oklahoma Ave to Anacostia Ave NE (2,650 Ft)
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Minnesota Ave to 42nd St NE (3,000 Feet)
Reconstruction Major Reconstruction
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General Enhancements General Enhanceme
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ExistingContext
The H Street NE Benning Road Corridor is the most
diverse o the Great Streets Corridors. H Street NE
ormed one o the Districts premiere shopping streets
in the early 900s, served by streetcar and visited by
various city residents. At H Streets eastern end lies
the Starburst intersection where Bladensburg Road
and Benning Road, among others, intersect. The
intersection was the site o an old tollgate which was
used to enter the Federal City.
Benning Road continues east as a wide street that
crosses the Anacostia River (the only Great Street that
does so) to the Benning Bridge, which was originally
built as a wooden structure in 797 by the Anacostia
Bridge Company.
East o the Anacostia, the street enters the Deanwood
Community. Platted originally as three sub-divisions
(Whittingham, Lincoln, and Burrville) by the Sheri
Sisters, this community was settled by Arican-
Americans in the atermath o the Civil War. Growth
in the area was slow. It was not until 909 that the
community grew large enough to house its irst school,
the Deanwood Elementary School, now the George
Washington Carver School, and the National Trade and
Proessional School or Women and Girls, which was
ounded by Nannie Helen Burroughs.
The area remained a low-density, semi-rural settlement
untill World War II, when government jobs spurred
growth. City services such as paved roads, sewers,
and sidewalks only came to the area in the 950s.
Development continued until 969, when the area
became a major Arican-American Community.
As with other retail corridors in the District, H Street NE
suered rom disinvestment and the loss o patronage.
The street is lined with retail acilities that are in poor
condition. Trolley services have been replaced by bus
service, leaving the corridor a major thoroughare that
brings traic rom Bladensburg Road and Benning
Road into downtown.
The I-95 Corridor separates the Deanwood community
rom the Anacostia River and the core o the District o
Columbia. It brings large traic volumes into the city,
severely impacting the area around it. The Benning
Road-Minnesota Avenue intersection is one o the
Districts most dangerous intersections. Despite the
presence o natural resources such as Kingman Island,
the Langston Gol Course, and Fort Mahan Park, the
corridor remains pedestrian unriendly, mostly due
to the highway-like transportation architecture that
seems to dominate this corridor and cuts it o rom
these natural assets.
hISToRY AND CoNTEXT
Figure A: H Street NE, west o Bladensburg Road, May 30, 1949
Figure B: Benning Road NE at Kingman Island, looking east
Figure C: Benning Road/Minnesota Avenue intersectionA B C
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H Street and Benning R oad, west o the Anacostia River,
have had considerable transportation and engineering
design changes implemented in the past -years. These
roads are major commuter routes which provide direct
access to the business core o the District and Union
Station via Bladensburg Road and Kenilworth Avenue.
They also serve as the connector routes rom Anacostia
and Capitol Heights to the downtown. Benning Road
is dominated by residential density, with limited retaillocations concentrated at Minnesota Avenue.
The location that shows the highest potential or
household employment interaction is the area bound
by Benning Road, Minnesota Avenue, and East Capitol
Street.
Peak and o-peak congestion on Benning Road
becomes progressively worse near the intersection at
Minnesota Avenue. Daily traic volumes range rom
7,000 to 4,000 trips per day. The remainder o
the corridor experiences moderate traic congestion
throughout the day.
The H Street/Benning Road Corridor has been
designated as a uture streetcar corridor. West o
Minnesota Avenue, Benning Road has been designed
with streetcar tracks running in the median lanes. At
the Starburst intersection, the streetcar will transition
to a curb lane along H Street.
The highest bus activity on the corridor is at the
intersection o 8th and H Streets, with the majority
o transit ridership starting and ending west o the
Anacostia River. The highest transit activity ocuses on
Union Station. The corridor along Benning Road east o
the Anacostia River exhibits moderate bus ridership.
Parking along H Street has recently been modiied
so that lanes previously designated or no parking
during rush hours have been reverted back to 4-hour
parking. Benning Road east and west o the Anacostia
River has limited parking locations.
The corridor is not conducive to bicycle travel with
most riders using parallel roads. Pedestrian saety
is hindered by the lack o median reuge areas, with
the highest concentrations o pedestrian
at 8th Street, the 6th Street Shopping C
Minnesota Avenue, and East Capitol Street.
A review o high accident locations during
identiied 6 intersections with 0 or more
per year including the cross streets o:
Minnesota Avenue (4)
East Capitol Street (30)
North Capitol Street (30)
Oklahoma Avenue NE ()
7th Street NE (0)
Southern Avenue (0)
All other intersections averaged less than 6
per year.
EXISTING TRANSPoRTATIoN ASSESSMENT
Figure A: Existing Transportation Inrastructure MapA
DC Zoning - Commercial
Open Space
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Metro Entry Point
Bus Stops within 5 Minutes Walking Distance
Bike Lanes
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Several Transportation and Planning projects
Will Impact the Corridor:
H Street NE Corridor Transportation and StreetscapeStudy
Benning Road NE Streetscape
A Working Vision or Downtown Ward 7
The Kenilworth Avenue Corridor Study
The DC Alternatives Analysis
The redesign o the Starburst intersection
Most private sector development in the corridor
is ocused along H Street NE, especially near the
Hopscotch Bridge. In the Ward 7 Downtown Area, the
Minnesota-Benning Government Center (reer to the
Minnesota Avenue Report) and the Parkside mixed-
use development will re-shape the area signiicantly,
bringing new jobs and patrons to the areas retail
acilities.
H Street-West Benning Road: This part o the
corridor is currently characterized by underutilized
retail storeronts and vacant lots. However, the quality
o these uses does not relect the uture market
potential o this corridor as it is directly in the path o
growth rom several directions, particularly rom the
demand or improved retail and services originating
rom neighborhoods to the south and north, Class A
oice development around Union Station, and increased
residential pressures heading east rom the East End.
Along the length o the corridor market conditions vary,
and development will tend to occur within relatively
distinct cores, or Investment Areas. A description o
these Investment Areas is as ollows:
Union Station: The area rom North Capitol to nd
Street NE will be transor med into a high-density, mixed-
use core over the near- and mid-terms consisting o:
4.5 million square eet o Class A oice spacepresently in the pipeline
,000 residential units are in the development
pipeline, including the 474-unit Senator Square
condominium development
H Street West: This area stretches rom 3rd Street
NE to 0th Street NE and is envisioned as a walkable,
one-hal mile long urban main street, with a mixture o
residential uses, street-ront retail, and local-serving
oices.
Approximately 50 residential units are under
development in this corridor, representing a raction
o the likely demand over the mid- and near-terms
The residential development on this corridor and
in the surrounding neighborhoods will support, and
be attracted by, revitalized existing retail comprised
o restaurants, boutique and brand retailers, and
entertainment uses.
H Street East: This area stretches rom 0th Street
NE to the Starburst intersection.
The Starburst intersection may be the location o
new and/or improved conventional, neighborhood-
serving retail and larger, community-serving box
retail anchors.
oThER INITIATIvES AND MARKETPoTENTIALS
Bustling regional center o major transportation modes,Downtown-East End employment, and thriving national re-
tailers/restaurants with H Street addresses.
Architecturally distinctive, 4-to-8 story residential buildings within a mixed-income, walkable, transit-oriented community easily accessible to quality
goods, services, and work opportunities.
Inviting and unique neighborhood goods and services in a mixo successully preserved existing buildings and sensitively
inflled new development.
Eclectic restaurants, caes, bookstores, galleries, artist workshops,boutiques, live music, etc. centered around the successul H Street
Playhouse and the Atlas Perorming Arts Center.
Vibrant mixed-incomeand regional retail dbeyond more pedestrcrossings at the spid
Figure A: H Street Framework Plan
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The area between the Starburst intersection and 0th
Street NE will see inill residential development,
with retail playing a local-serving complimentary
unction.
The presence o larger-scale retail options will anchor
the urban main street retail experience.
Benning Road West: This area between 7th Street
NE and st Street NE is characterized by poor-quality,local-serving retail; large industrial and underutilized
sites; and income-constrained neighborhoods.
This area will eventually be an attractive location or inill
residential and complimentary neighborhood-serving
redevelopment, but will see limited development in the
near- and mid-term.
East Benning: This part o the corridor is characterized
by older, multiamily projects, and the surrounding
neighborhoods are generally income-constrained.
There are some small pockets o retail, but the quality
o the retail is poor and does not adequately serve the
local neighborhood.
However, recent revitalization eorts in nearby and/or
similar neighborhoods (including the Capitol Gateway
HOPE VI development to the north o the corridor), have
proven that, given decades o limited housing choices
and aordable housing options in other parts o the
region, there is a strong local and regional demand
or higher quality, low- moderate, and middle-income
housing in areas such as the East Benning Road
Corridor.
Given these market conditions, there will be an
opportunity to rehabilitate or redevelop some o the
older multiamily buildings in the corridor into new
and better quality housing. This will help improve the
physical appearance o the corridor and attr act a wider
range o household incomes into the neighborhood. In
turn, this will support a higher quality o local-serving
retail, which is sorely lacking in the area.
The major constraint associated with mixed-income,
residential redevelopment will be the gap between
the cost o redevelopment and the prices and rents
o low- and moderate-income housing. The volume o
redevelopment activity in this corridor will be driven ingreat part by the availability o unding sources that
can bridge this gap. The investment areas in this part
o the corridor include the ollowing:
Benning-East Capitol Intersection:
currently includes a mix o small-scale
multiamily retail o varying age and quality.
The uture market-driven character o the
be a moderate-density residential location
leverage access to the nearby Benning Roa
station and to better-located retail cores, the Benning-Minnesota intersection severa
the northwest. This will mean the redevelo
number o existing retail uses, as well as rede
and rehabilitation o existing multiamily bu
small amount o complimentary local-servin
oice space can also be ully supported ove
Southern Gateway: The southern end o t
has a small amount o local-serving ret
concentration o older multiamily propert
generally surrounded by lower-density si
homes. There will likely be an opportunity
to redevelop or rehabilitate some o the
housing stock and improve the quality o
amount o existing retail in the area.
H Street-West Benning Road East Benning
Union Station
H Street West
H Street East
Benning Road West
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Figure A: Minnesota Avenue NE/Benning Road NE intersection, rom A
Working Vision or Downtown Ward 7, MHCDO and Washington Regional
Network
Figure B: Potential Private Sector Investment PlanA
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A Typical section through H Street NE
The sections below show the Right-O-Way options or the corridor. The corridor improvements
consist o creating mixed trafc transit lane enhancements that reallocate the existing lane striping
and curb extensions.
Transportation recommendations have been developed
or each corridor and are deined in three modal parts:
pedestrian/bicycle, transit, and vehicular.
Benning Road east o Minnesota Avenue will continue
to be a heavy residential corridor that will experience
modest growth over the next 30-years. Retail activity
on this corridor will concentrate south o Benning
Road along Minnesota Avenue. Travel conditions on
the corridor during o-peak periods will remain good.
Peak period conditions will exhibit moderate to heavy
traic with the intersection at Minnesota Avenue as
the most congested on the corridor.
Right-o-Way Confguration:
Sections A through D below show the options or theright-o-way conigurations.
The corridor improvements consist o creating mixed
traic transit lane enhancements that reallocate t he
existing lane striping and curb extensions.
The Benning Bridge widening project will redesign the
Minnesota/Benning intersection to accommodatesae vehicular low and the turning radius required
by the streetcar as shown in sections A through C.
Pedestrian Facilities:
High visibility crosswalks and wider center medianimprovements are recommended or the major
ocus areas along the corridor.
The Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road intersection
will be redesigned to accommodate pedestrians
with the new pedestrian sidewalks proposed along
the Benning Bridge widening project.
A secondary location is the 44th Street-Benning
Road intersection where the vehicular traic is
currently unsae or pedestrian crossings.
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A B C D
Bicycle Facilities:
Bicycle lanes are only recommended or the portion
o Benning Road east o Minnesota Avenue.
Bicycle use west o this location would use parallel
roadways, with the exception o the Anacostia
River crossing that would require major design
enhancements to accommodate bicycles.
Transit Facilities:
The WMATA Alternative Analysis indicated that there
would be 9,00 daily boardings on H Street rom
Union Station to the start o Benning Road and 6,350
boardings on Benning Road to the Minnesota Avenue
Metro.
H Street/Benning Road has been designated as auture streetcar corridor.
West o the Anacostia River, Benning Road hasbeen designed with streetcar tracks running
along the median o the roadway.
At the starburst intersection at Bladensburg Road/
Maryland Avenue, the streetcar would transition
rom the median on Benning Road to a curb lane
along H Street.
DDOT Mass Transit Administration is currentlycompleting detailed streetcar orecasts that include
streetcar options along Minnesota Avenue toBenning Road across the Anacostia River onto H
Street.
Vehicle/Parking Facilities:
Signal coordination and transit signal prioritizationshould be reviewed and implemented.
Section A will have o-peak parking lanes that
transition to travel lanes during peak periods,
creating three travel lanes in the peak direction and
two travel lanes in the o-peak direction.
Let-turn median pockets along the wider median
rom the starburst intersection to Oklahoma
Avenue.
The intersection o Benning Road and
Avenue continues to exhibit the highest
levels as the location services high
vehicular and transit traic. Improveme
intersection should include accommodati
Benning Bridge widening project.
Buses traveling southbound on Minneso
block the intersection during stops and wh
to westbound Benning Road. Drivers
attempt to go around the bus by making
onto Benning Road rom the southbou
lane in ront o the bus.
The intersection at 44th Street also
improvement so that southbound 44th St
can merge onto southbound Benning Ro
on Benning Road stacks up through the in
prohibiting the 44th Street traic to merFigure A: Transportation Recommendation Map
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North Capitol Street to 14th Street NE
This .5-mile long segment is ronted by retail and
mixed-use acilities and is surrounded by dense
residential neighborhoods. It lies in close proximity to
Union Station and the Districts downtown.
This corridor will be served by streetcar with stops
located on sidewalk extensions. The street will have
a hard-paved eel to it with well-urnished sidewalks,
adequate street lighting, and public art in the orm o
sidewalk insets that make cartographic reerences to
the neighborhoods around it.
Public art at the top o Hopscotch Bridge highlights the
proximity o downtown Washington, D.C. to the west.
Air rights developments over the railway tracks will
signiicantly change the public environment along the
bridge.
Currently, construction documents are being prepared
or the corridor and construction will begin shortly.
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Recommendations
Ater (acing page):
Sidewalk extensions, enhanced crosswalks, and transit acilities mathis intersection a sae, pleasing environment or pedestrians and emulti-modal transportation choices.
Beore (see below):
H Street NE and 8th Street NE
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Extent:
14th Street NE to 16th Street NE
The starburst intersection, so called because ive major
streets intersect here, is the eastern anchor o the H
Street NE Corridor and provides a transition to Benning
Road.
This intersection will be redesigned as a plaza or use
by neighboring residents. Public art in the orm o
a water-wall, with sotscape areas, custom designed
lighting, trees, and other landscape eatures will create
a ocal place here. Currently, construction documents
are being prepared or the plaza.
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Ater (acing page):
Re-confgured roadways, a plaza, and pedestrian acilities such asimproved streetlighting and seating create an accessible neighborhgathering place or the surrounding communities.
Beore (see below):
Starburst Intersection
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Extent:
16th Street NE to Oklahoma Avenue NE
In general, Benning Road NE rom 6th Street to
Oklahoma Avenue NE is envisioned as a broad green
boulevard with a planted median and eventual
streetcar service. The streetscape is designed to
highlight and support the neighborhood-serving retailnode located between 9th and st Streets NE. It will
oer a graceul green transition to Anacostia Park and
the waterront on its eastern end and a more urban
hardscape as it joins to the Starburst Plaza and H
Street NE retail corridor on its western end.
The typical section o Benning Road NE consists o
three lanes in each direction with a center median.
The curb lane is available as a parking lane in o-
peak hours. The median alternates between wide
planted areas, narrow perviously paved median areas,
and let-turn pockets. In general, streetlights, signals,
and all urnishings are accommodated only on the
sidewalk; however, the median should accommodateinrastructure or a center-running streetcar alignment
as well with lights only as needed.
Sidewalks should create an attractive environment
and require minimal maintenance o pavement or
plantings. Streetlights are a combination o decorative
teardrop and Washington Globe. Street trees provide
an arching canopy to reduce the perception o scale
o the street and assist in calming traic. Pedestrian
crosswalks are highly visible and help to highlight
central neighborhood retail nodes.
Paving materials, streetlights, and other street
urnishings and ixtures, particularly in the retail node,should be consistent with the typical palette and
standards established in the H Street NE streetscape
design. Currently, construction documents are being
prepared or the segment.
GREEN BouLEvARD SEGMENT
Recommendations
Ater (acing page):
Enhanced transit services, street lighting, a planted median, and weurnished sidewalks transorm this major roadway into a multi-modgreen boulevard.
Beore (see below):
Benning Road NE and 19th Street NE
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Recommendations
Extent:
Anacostia Avenue NE to 42nd Street NE
Three major areas deine this segment - the Bridge
over Kenilworth Avenue, the intersection o Benning
Road and Minnesota Avenue, and Fort Mahan Park.
The pedestrian acilities on the bridge will be improved
based on the recommendations o the KenilworthAvenue Corridor Study. Landscape elements will soten
the appearance o the bridge and provide places to
sit and enjoy views o the waterront. At the base o
the bridge, ree-standing sculpture, improved lighting,
and signage will announce the transition to Ward 7s
Downtown.
At the intersection o Benning Road and Minnesota
Avenue the sidewalks will be urnished with benches
and bike racks. Adequate streetlighting and street
trees will create a pleasing environment or shoppers
and other pedestrians. Curb cuts will be minimized
and utility poles along Minnesota Avenue, near the
intersection, will be buried. Public art, in the orm o
insets in the sidewalk paving, interpretive signage,
and, streetsign attachments will recall the rich cultural
history o the area. Way-inding signage, which points
to places such as the Minnesota Avenue Metro S tation,
Fort Mahan Park, the pubic library and the Friendship
Edison Academy will make navigating the street easier
or pedestrians.
As one moves away rom the intersection toward Fort
Mahan Park dense tree canopies, streetlighting, and
interpretive signage will compliment the parks natural
setting.
Streetscape elements should be developed rom the
streetscape elements in Enhanced Areas section.
MINNESoTA - BENNING SEGMENT
Recommendations
Note: Further study recommended or ROW allocation
Ater (acing page):
New private sector developments, coupled with substantial improvin street inrastructure geared to multi-modal transportation and apedestrian-riendly environment create a center or Downtown War
Beore (see below):
Minnesota Avenue NE and Benning Road NE
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Recommendat
ions
Extent:
43rd Road NE to B Street SE
This Segment is centered between the Benning Road
Metro Station and the East Capitol Street intersection.
New inill development, such as the Benning Road
Oice Building and the Chaplin Woods development,
near the East Capitol Street Intersection will bring
vitality to this segment.
The streetscape at the intersection is upgraded with
pedestrian oriented streetlighting, adequate tree cover
and, other landscape eatures. These will soten the
intersections current hard-paved eel, so that the
segment becomes more consistent with the corridors
green boulevard appearance,between 6th Street NE
and Oklahoma Avenue. A ree standing sculpture,at t he
East Capitol intersection highlights LEnant Avenue
and serves to visually constrict the width o this
intersection. Signage and enhanced crosswalks make
this intersection easier to use or pedestrians.
The rest o the streetscape in this segment is enhanced
with streetlighting and trees to create a pleasing
pedestrian environment. Streetscape elements should
be developed rom the streetscape elements in
Enhanced Areas section.
EASTCAPIToL SEGMENT
Recommendat
ions
Note: Further study recommended or ROW allocation
Ater (acing page):
Enhanced pedestrian crosswalks, streetlighting, and public art servcreate an active node at this transit hub.
Beore (see below):
East Capitol Street and Benning Road NE
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Recommendat
ions
Extent:
46th Street SE to G Street SE
The neighborhood retail area between 46th Street
SE and G Street SE serves nearby residents o the
Benning Heights, Benning Ridge, and Marshall Heights
communities. Between B Street SE and Woodlawn
Cemetery Street the corridor oers access to FortChapin Park via C Street SE. From H Street SE to
Southern Avenue, the Corridor oers neighborhood
retail services beore it transitions to the Maryland
border.
Streetlighting will illuminate the roadway and the
sidewalk in ront o the retail acilities while new trees
and other landscape eatures deine the street edge.
The urnishing zone is paved with pervious unit pavers
and the sidewalks are r e-paved. Additional lighting and
enhanced crosswalks at the intersections o 46th St reet
and G Street (classiied as a Dangerous Intersection)
acilitate easier pedestrian crossings.
A gateway element at Southern Avenue highlights
the border between the District and Maryland, while
improved way-inding signage near C Street SE makes
access to Fort Chapin Park easier.
Streetscape elements should be developed rom the
streetscape elements in Enhanced Areas section.
BENNING RIDGE
Recommendat
ions
Ater (acing page):
Enhanced sidewalk urnishings including improved street lighting awith new retail acilities create a space or members o the surrouncommunities to come to.
Beore (see below):
46th Street SE and Benning Road SE
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TYPIC
Walkway Zone
Minimum 40
Furnishing/Planting Zone
Minimum 40
Width varies
Paving
Designated parking lane -
Unit pavers (c1)Crosswalk -
Thermo plastic piano s
Curb & Gutter (c3)
Granite curb
Brick gutter
Median treatment
Curb cuts & driveways - co
contiguous sidewalk inADA ramps - concrete ram
truncated dome unit pa
Streetlight - teardrop pend
Paving (a1)
DC mix bu
colored concreteor exposed
aggregate
concrete
Furnishings (a2)
Access cover
Streetlight (b2)
#6 (mid-block)Teardrop Pendant
(intersections)
Paving (b1)
Pervious unit
pavers/grassplanting strips as
possible
Furnishings (b3)
Trash bin
Landscaping (b4))
Red mapleUnderstory planting
Mulch
Contiguous tree
root zone
Private- Roadway- number of Sidewalk- width varies
These guidelines are written with careul consideration o the ongoing eorts o the city and private developers in
the area. The goal is to build upon them and integrate eorts or maximum and successul res ults. The streetscape
materials and urnishing recommendations, should be used as the building blocks to create a unique public
environment in conormance with existing District standards.
The streetscape typology emphasizes commercial segments at neighborhood, community, and regional levels
which will be treated with the streetscape elements or Enhanced Areas. The street environment along parkresidential areas will be treated in accordance with the Typical streetscape elements.
These elements should be used in residential, minor retail, and park areas. Where Historic District designation
applies, these standards will be superseded by the Districts Historic District standards.
c3
b4
a1
b2
b1 c2c1
STREETSCAPE TREATMENT
AERATIONSTRIP/RO OTCHANNEL
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ENhANCED
Spill-Zone
(optional)
Furnishing/Planting Zone
Minimum 40
Walkway Zone
Minimum 40
Sidewalk- width variesRoadway- number of lanes varies
Paving (d1)
To match the Walkway Zone
Paving (a1)
Standard bu colored concreteor exposed aggregate concrete
Brick (at historic areas)
Furnishings (d2)
Seating & planter boxes
provided by businesses
Furnishings (a2)
Access cover insets
Paving (c1)
Designated parking lane - unit paversCrosswalk - stamped concrete
Signage (b5)
Custom design street sign attachments
Streetlight (b2)
#6 or DoubleTeardrop(mid-block)
Teardrop (intersections)
Curb & Gutter (c3)
Granite curb
Brick gutter
Curb cuts & driveways - concrete ramps,
Median treatmentContiguous sidewalk inish
ADA Ramps - Granite ramps with truncated
dome unit pavers
Streetlights - teardrop pendant
Paving (b1)
Unit paver to matchsidewalk color
Furnishings (b3)
Seating
Standard trash binsBike rack
Bus shelters
Pedestrian & Traic Saety (c2)
Sidewalk extension (when easible)
Bus shelter
Landscaping (b4)
London plane tree/ Village green
zelkova/ Japanese tree lilac
planting
Planter edging
Maintain contiguous tree root zone
a1
b2 b3
c3 c1
a1
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ACTIoN PLAN
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
H Street NE
Starburst Plaza
Benning West
Benning Bridge
Benning Downtown
Benning East Cap
Benning Southern
Design
Construction
Early Improvements
2005 2006 2007 20
$20mill
$200K$500K
Actions
Planned to
Date
Total (Great Streets
Early Improvements
$738K ($800K fed)
($663K fed)
$135K
$200K
$100K
$2.1mill
$1mill (11.3 mill fed)
$700K (10mill fed)
$3
$1mill
Total (Resources)
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2 4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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2 Action: H Street NE Streetscape Design
Description: Engineering design or street
improvements o H Street NE rom 3rd to
4th Streets NE. Concept design = H Street
Transportation and Streetscape study.
Great Streets Funding: $700K
Related Projects: REVIVAL: H Street Plan, Streetcardesign, starburst design
4 Action: Streetscape Construction Coord
Description: Develop uniied constructio
management to coordinate with local m
property owners, utilities, and other st
to minimize disruption to business cost
Great Streets Funding: Included in con
Related Projects: Benning Road, projects
1 Action: Hopscotch Bridge Streetscape
Improvement
Description: Improve the pedestrian environment
on Hopscotch Bridge in coordination with bridge
maintenance and private property investments.
Great Streets Funding: $ million
6 Action: Starburst Intersection Public Art Design,
Fabrication, Installation
Description: Design, abrication and installation o
signature public art piece commissioned by DCCAH
($00K) and developed with the community.
Other Funding: $00K (DCCAH)
7 Action: Starburst Intersection Construction
Description: Reconiguration o intersection,
modiication o roadways, construction and
landscaping o plaza.
Other Funding: $. million
Related Projects: Benning Road, H Street NE
Streetcar
12 Action: Benning Downtown Constructio
Description: Street reconstruction de
90% level prior to announcement o Gre
Reinement made to improve streetscap
and respond to community.
Great Street Funding: $400 K
Other Funding: $0 million Fed Aid
Related Projects: Minnesota Avenue st
streetcar
11 Action: Benning Downtown Design
Description: Street reconstruction designed to
90% level prior to announcement o Great Streets.
Reinement made to improve streetscape elements
and respond to community.
Other Streets Funding: $300+K
Related Projects: Streetcar
10 Action: Benning Road Bridge Enhancements
Description: Bridge recently reconstructed
however the design is overly stark, promotes
speeding, does not respond to waterront gat eway.
Low-cost, no structural impact improvements
needed.
Great Streets Funding: $500K
Related Projects: Streetcar
5 Action: Starburst Intersection Design
Description: Reconiguration o intersection,
modiication o roadways, landscape design o
plaza.
Related Projects: Benning Road, H Street NE
Streetcar
8 Action: Benning Road West Design
Description: Street reconstruction o al
Great Streets enhancements added to
design.
Great Streets Funding: $35K
Related Projects: Starburst project, str
9 Action: Benning Road West Construction
Description: Street reconstruction o all elements.
Great Streets enhancements added to completed
design.
Great Streets Funding: $million
Other Funding: $ million Fed Aid
Related Projects: Starburst project, Streetcar
3 Action: H Street NE Streetscape Construction
Description: Construction o improvements rom
3rd to 4th Street NE on H Street NE.
Great Streets Budget: $8 million
Related Projects: Streetcar project, starburst
project
Ac tins Planned t Date
1514Action: Benning Road SE Design
Description: Study o and design or improvements
to east end o Benning Road including saety
improvements or Benning and East Capitol
intersection.
Great Streets Funding: $300K
13Action: Kenilworth Avenue Overpass
Improvements
Description: Saety, pedestrian, transit, and
aesthetic improvements to bridge.
Action: Benning Road SE Improvements
Description: Implementation o proposed
improvements or the east end o Benning Road
including Benning and East Capitol intersection.
Great Streets Funding: $4 million
ACKNoWLEDGEMENTS
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ACKNoWLEDGEMENTS
CoRE GRouP
Karina Ricks:District Department o Transportation -Great Streets Program Manager
Derrick Woody:Ofce o the Deputy Mayor or Planning andEconomic Development-Coordinator, Great Streets Initiative
Rosalynn Taylor:Ofce o Planning-
Associate Director or Neighborhood Planning
Drew Becher:Ofce o Planning-Deputy Director
Tara Jones:Interim Director-Ofce o Neighborhood Services
John Deatrick:District Department o Transportation, IPMA-Deputy Director, IPMAChie Engineer
Kathleen Penney:District Department o Transportation,IPMA-Deputy City Engineer
Douglas E. Noble: District Department o Transportation, TSAAssociate Director, District Trafc Engineer
Co NSuLTAN TSCoMMITTEE ADvISoRY TEAM
Adam Maier: Oice o Councilmember Schwartz
James Slattery: Oice o Councilmember Schwartz
Velda Bell: Oice o Councilmember Barry
Dawn Slonneger: Oice o Councilmember Gray
Rhonda Young: Oice o Councilmember Gray
Skip Coburn: Oice o Councilmember Ambrose
Dee Smith: Oice o Councilmember Orange
Denise Johnson: National Trust or HistoricPreservation
Dominic Moulden: Manna, CDC
Betty Newell: East Central Civic Association
Alexander Padro: Shaw Main Street/ANC C
Paul Ruppert: Mt. Vernon Square Business Association
Armond Spikell: Roadside Development
Leroy Thorpe: ANC-C, Chair
Maybelle Bennett: Howard University
Sinclair Skinner: Lower Georgia Avenue Business
Development Corp
Myla Moss: ANCB-0/LeDeroit Park Civic Assoc.
Ali Muhammad: ANC A-Economic Dev
David Jannarone: Petworth Action CommitteeAndrew McGilvray: United Neighborhood Coalition
Garrett Pressick: North Columbia Heights CivicAssociation
Timothy Jones: ANC4C08
Jourdinia Brown: ANC 4A, Chair
Tony Giancola: Gateway Coalition, Inc
Marc Loud: Gateway Georiga Avenue RevitalizationCorporation
Artie Milligan: Georgia Avenue Gateway
Daniel Pernell: ANC 6C04, Commissioner
Cody Rice: ANC 6A, Commissioner
Anwar Saleem: Chairperson, H Street Main Street
Brenda Artis: Miner Elementary SchoolKathy Henderson: 5B0, Commissioner
Gladys Mack: ANC 6A, Commissioner
Bill Myers: 5B, Commissioner
Frazier Walton: Kingman Park NeighborhoodAssociation
Johnny Gaither: River Terrace Community Organization
Adrian Hasty: 7D04, Commissioner
Dorothy Douglass: 7D Chair, Commissioner
Cheryl Cort: Washington Regional Network or Livable
Communities
Graylin Presbury: Fairlawn Citizens Association
Carrie Thornhill: Marshall Heights Community
Development OrganizationCarl Cole: Anacostia Waterront Corporation Board
Diane Fleming: Anacostia Garden Club
Butch Hopkins: Anacostia Economic Development
Corporation
Raymond Keith: ANC 7B, Chair
Phillip Panell: Anacostia Coordinating Council
Yavocka Young: Main Street Anacostia
Al Williams: Ward 8 Business Association
Vera Abbott: Bellevue Neighborhood Civic Association
Sandra Seegars: ANC 8E
Ian Tyndall: Washington Parks and People
Robin Marlin: 7B, Commissioner
Yvonne Moore: Pennsylvania Avenue Task ForceHarriette Hartmann: Small Business (East o the River
Travel)
Richard Hawkins: Penn Branch Civic Association
Barbara Morgan: Pennsylvania Avenue Task Force
Vincent Spaulding: 7B04, Commissioner
Akili Cooper: Fort Davis Civic Association
Maurice Perry:Hillcrest Civic Association/EOR CDC
Louise Brodnitz: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Paul Savage: Pennsylvania Avenue Task Force
Skip Coburn: Oice o Councilmember Ambrose
Wendy Rahim: Oice o Councilmember Evans
Ronald Austin: Oice o Councilmember FentyKimberley Johnson: Oice o Councilmember Graham
CONTACT
Karina Ricks, AICP
Great Streets Program Manager
District Department of Transportation
(202) 671-2542
Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects
Lead, Urban Design and Public Realm
Howard Decker, FAIA, Project Director
Matthew Bell, AIA, Principal-in-Charge
Kiran Mathema, Project Manager
Prashant Salvi, Urban Designer/ Planner
Liang Liang, Urban Designer/ Planner
Samar Maqusi, Urban Designer/ PlannerAbbie Cronin, Urban Designer
Henry Asri, Urban Designer
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Transportation and Traic
Victor Siaurusaitis, Principal
Tony Homann, Project Manager
Feng Liu, Technical Manager
Derek Miura, Planner
Rajan Paradkar, Web Site Designer
Jianyun Li, Computer Programmer
Mark Makin, CADD TechnicianKim Leduc, Content Coordinator
Robert Charles Lesser
Market Analysis
Len Bogorad, Managing Director
Marc McCauley, Vice President
Peter McLaughlin, Senior Associate
Michelle Loutoo,Associate
Timothy Wells, Illustrator