The Greater New York Avenue Gateway Group continues to plan its April 25th symposium, "The Rise of the Greater New York Avenue Gateway Corridor: A Jewel on the Potomac".
If you want to help plan this event, then join GNYAGG on Thursday, March 19th for one hour--7:30 PM to 8:30 PM--at Lamond Riggs Library, 5401 South Dakota Avenue, N.E.
We're stepping out of the Corridor for a minute and expanding our outreach. We're taking a collaborative approach to the symposium and working to bring community, business, and government together.
Why are the Corridor and the symposium of interest?
Well, New York Avenue, NE is a major thoroughfare connecting Baltimore Washington Parkway and US 50 as well as communities in the city. It connects commuters/visitors from Annapolis as well as New York. It is a street that should scream "the Nation's Capital".
With Costco in Ft. Lincoln and the Hecht's Warehouse in Ivy City, interest in New York Avenue and vicinity is taking off. Stakeholders/interested parties/citizens need to be in the equation to make sure that the area becomes all that you want it to be and to ensure that it becomes an inclusive (age friendly and economically/culturally diverse), sustainable, vibrant, signature family-friendly area with attractive streetscape adorned with trees, public places, and art.
It's time to build on the foundation of the area and make it an even better place to work, live, eat, shop, invest, learn, visit, do business, and enjoy.
Additionally, the Anacostia River is in focus now. Let's join forces to improve the River and the surrounding environment while making sure that improvements in the area don't raise the cost of living too high.
The symposium will touch subjects like housing, transportation, creative economy, small business. economic development, and more. And there will be a discussion about advocacy to get what you want and make things happen.
GNYAGG is designed to drive solutions, innovation, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement to make a difference in the Corridor. It works to enhance, protect, and promote the accessibility, livability, quality of life, appeal, attractiveness, and economic vitality of the Corridor.
The boundaries for the Corridor have been defined by GNYAGG based on studies and other materials. The Greater New York Avenue Gateway Corridor is bounded by the Maryland/District of Columbia border (includes Eastern Avenue, Anacostia River, Rhode Island Avenue, North Capitol Street, H Street, and Benning Road. The full span of New York Avenue in Northeast Washington is included along with communities in the vicinity.
The Corridor includes streets, in addition to New York Avenue and the boundary streets, such as South Dakota, Florida, West Virginia, and Montana Avenues, Bladensburg Road, Brentwood Road-9th Street-6th Street, Mt. Oliver Road, 17th Street, and more.
The Symposium will be held at the Annex at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, 3515 Earle Place, NE. We're looking for sponsors to provide refreshments and bus services for the tour.
The April 25th event is free and open to the public. Go to GNYAGG.eventbrite.com to register.
The working session/planning meeting on March 19th is open to those that want to work with GNYAGG to make the event a success. Organizations are welcome to co-sponsor the event and can substitute time, effort, and marketing in lieu of financial donations.
Email GNYAGG to express your interest: greaternyavegatewaygroup@gmail.com .
Go to the website to learn more: greaternyavegroup.webs.com.
Follow GNYAGG on Twitter: @gnyagg
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Register for the GNYAGG 2nd Annual Symposium, The Rise of New York Avenue Gateway Corridor: A Jewel on the Anacostia, which will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015.
GNYAGG
The Greater New York Avenue Gateway Group, Inc.
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Working Together to Deliver Options and Value to Make a Great City Greater
To live, shop, work, do business, invest, eat, raise families, and enjoy via the New York Avenue Gateway Corridor
- greaternyavegatewaygroup@gmail.com
- http://greaternyavegateway.webs.com/
- Follow us on Twitter: @gnyagg [refer to as "g-nag"]
GNYAGG is dedicated to the improvement of the Greater New York Avenue Gateway Corridor and works to drive solutions, innovation, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement to:
- Ensure a signature, family-friendly, inclusive, and sustainable destination to live, work, do business, invest, and enjoy in a world class capital city.
- Protect, enhance, and promote the accessibility, quality of life, livability, appeal, and economic vitality of the Corridor for the betterment of the Nation's Capital.
Boundaries in relation to New York Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. are: From DC/MD border (includes Anacostia River and Eastern Avenue) to North Capitol Street, from Benning Road and H Street to Rhode Island Avenue.
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