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Affordable Housing Options Needed
Reports in the media indicate that there is a need for housing beyond condominiums. Condos are fine, but recent reports state that millennials are looking for houses and are looking to the suburbs for them. Some parents with children under four are also looking for the suburbs. Others in the District with families are looking for two and three bedroom homes. GNYAGG intends to push for the need for affordable housing in the New York Avenue Corridor in the form of detached and semi-detached homes in addition to the growing townhouse trend. D.C.'s Woodridge community was recently cited as one of the hottest areas because of its "affordable" detached homes with yards. Affordable housing/mixed income communities with single family housing will be one of the issues that GNYAGG will pursue. Small Business,
Workforce Development As developers revitalize the area and increase the value of property, the cost to do business in the area may increase. it is clear that small businesses will need help to stay in the Corridor or to move to the Corridor. To that end, GNYAGG will work with groups to help attract and retain small businesses. Additionally, understanding that small businesses provide jobs, GNYAGG will work with groups to help prepare the local workforce for job opportunities. Also, other economic opportunities are expected in the area and those opportunities need to be shared to ensure an inclusive, economically and culturally diverse Corridor. | | | | ![]() | Transportation Improvement
The New York Avenue Corridor is large with growing communities with transportation needs. Ft. Lincoln alone is rapidly changing with new homes and businesses. Transportation along New York Avenue is not all that it could be and other areas call for more. Improvement of transportation options is a paramount goal for GNYAGG; however, the approach must be done with short term and long term strategies. A Transportation Committee is to be established to provide guidance and oversight on the following: - Creation of a Broad Based Taskforce to push for Metro Station
- Circulator Bus Route to National Arboretum area & Ft. Lincoln
- A possible walkway past Brentwood Post Office to Rhode Island Metro
- More Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) bus routes in Corridor
- Protected bike lanes where feasible and preferred by communities
- Pedestrian/bike bridge across New York Avenue where needed
- Evaluation of need for streetcar line t& if so o D.C. border if it is to be extended and wanted by community (but with new technology that does not use overhead wires)
| | | | | | What is the Creative Economy?
According to the Creative Economy Strategy for the District of Columbia:
The Creative Economy is: - The segment of the economy driven by human innovation and creativity.
- Economic activity that leverages creativity, innovation and knowledge to drive growth.
CREATIVE ECONOMY PROFESSIONS BASED ON THE
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) | | Sectors | Arts & Heritage | Information & Technology | | Subsectors | • Agents & managers
• Independent artists, writers and performers
• Museums
• Performing arts companies
• Promoters
• Spectator Sports
• Zoos and Gardens | • Broadcasting industries
• Data & telecommunications services
• Internet publishing, broadcasting & portals
• Libraries & archives
• News syndicates
• Physical media publishing
• Recording industries
• Software publishing | | Occupations | Athletes, Marketers, Events/Sponsors, Directors,
Designers, Producers, Technicians, Travel Agents, Tour
Directors, Dancers, Singers, Actors, Painters, Sculptors,
Writers, Poets, Fine Artists, Editors, Historians, Guides,
Curators, Researchers, Zoologists, Botanists | Art Directors, Broadcast Technicians, Camera Operators,
Creative Services Directors, Directors, Sound Engineers,
Bloggers, Producers, Directors of Photography, Media
Buyers, Film Editors, Motion Picture Projectionists,
Audiovisual Equipment Operators, Photographers,
Production Assistants, Gaffers, Foley Artists, Animators,
Editors, Reporters, Videographers, Website Producers |
| SECTORS | CULINARY ARTS | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | | Subsectors | • Caterers
• Drinking places
• Food service contractors
• Mobile food services
• Restaurants | • Architects, engineers and related
• Computer systems design and related
• Fashion
• Graphic design services
• Interior design
• Marketing, advertising, PR & related
• Market research & polling
• Scientific research & development services | | Occupations | Restauranteurs, Chefs, Cooks, Servers, Bartenders, Dishwashers, Hosts, Caterers | Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Graphic Designers, Art Directors, Writers, Editors, Models, Fashion Designers, Jewelry Makers, Photographers, Ad Buyers, Strategists, Bloggers, Researchers, Website Producers, Game Designers, Software Developers, Software
Designers |
Source: | | | Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
The Anacostia Riverwalk Trail connects residents, visitors and communities to the river, one another and numerous commercial and recreational destinations. When it is complete, the trail will provide seamless, scenic travel for pedestrians and bicyclists along the river to the Fish Market, Nationals Park, Historic Anacostia, RFK Stadium, the National Arboretum and 16 communities between the National Mall at the Tidal Basin and Bladensburg Marina Park in Maryland. To date, 15 of the ultimate 28 miles of the Riverwalk Trail are open and heavily used.
See youtube video.
| | D.C. Walkway of Hope & Fame Public Space
Let's honor more D.C. heroes and heroines that have contributed to the greatness of District of Columbia with a memorial park/public space called the Walk of Hope and Fame. GNYAGG proposes that the gateway to the city via New York Avenue Northeast have a public space that resembles the Hollywood Sunset Boulevard Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, which has celebrity names and handprints in granite slabs making up the walkway, and the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. where the names of fallen military can be found engraved in a dark wall. The Walkway would be a tourist attraction as well as a place to honor residents who have contributed significantly to the District. Let's make this happen by beginning to fine tune the concept and shop the design. | | Landmark Gateway Structure, Art, Streetscape
The first and lasting impressions that one has when entering or exiting a city are important. A goal of GNYAGG is to make New York Avenue and connecting streets attractive with public and playable art, trees, and active public spaces. Additionally, GNYAGG wants to see a dynamic, memorable architectural structure near the D.C. border that serves as the welcome. There needs to be a gateway structure that reminds people that we are the magnificent nation's capital and home to over 600 million residents. And the gateway makes up fantabulous neighborhoods with mighty businesses. Let's make these ideas happen. Superfantastic!
| | Driving Change, Delivering Options
For a Better D.C. To live, work, do business, invest, and enjoy via the New York Avenue Gateway Corridor | | | About GNYAGG
Established in 2014, the Greater New York Avenue Gateway Group (GNYAGG, pronounced as g-nag) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the improvement of the New York Avenue Gateway Corridor (New York Avenue, major crossroads, boundaries, vicinity, and communities) in Northeast Washington, D.C.
GNYAGG seeks to strengthen the economic vitality and livability of the New York Avenue Gateway Corridor. The Group strives to work with and support stakeholders and leaders to drive solutions, innovation, and partnerships to make the Corridor a signature, inclusive, family friendly, sustainable destination for tourism, retail, business, art, hospitality, living, creative economy, and dining representative of a world-class capital city.
GNYAGG addresses major challenges and opportunities facing the Corridor and endeavors to balance the needs and interests of stakeholders and others to transform the New York Avenue Gateway Corridor into a premier place.
Greater New York Avenue Gateway Corridor Boundaries: North Capitol Street on the West, Rhode Island Avenue on the North, Maryland State Line on the East (includes some of the Anacostia River and Eastern Avenue), Benning Road (to the Anacostia River which crosses under it) and H Street on the south.
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