Posts tagged Bruce Monroe
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Is new housing, most of it for low-income residents, worth giving up an acre of park space?
DC has plans to turn half of a park on Georgia Avenue into an apartment complex that will largely be affordable housing, much of which will replace a nearby public housing project that’s in disrepair. Many residents support the plan, but some are opposed, with reasons ranging from not wanting to lose any park space to wanting the building to be shorter. Keep reading…
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A new bikeshare station could be a side benefit to this housing redevelopment
Plans to redevelop Park Morton, a public housing development in Park View just south of Petworth, are taking shape. Aside from adding housing options to the area for both low and middle-income residents, the project could be a chance to expand Capital Bikeshare in a place where demand for the service often outpaces supply. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Governors versus transit
Purple Line money’s there, just not there; Christie cancels ARC, again; Another near miss on Metro uncovered; Where will Ward 8 go?; What to do with Bruce Monroe?; How to make ANCs lean less anti; Old Town Alexandria meters get cheaper; Use a car tire to inflate a bike tire; And…. Keep reading…
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Bruce-Monroe won’t stay a park, might not be a school
As the Washington City Paper reported, DC released an RFP to redevelop the former Bruce-Monroe school site on July 26th. The RFP could lead to a new school on the site, but also opens up the possibility of other uses that fund school improvements off site. The stated long-term goal of the property has been to build a new Bruce-Monroe school, yet significant obstacles — most… Keep reading…
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DMPED unveils new Bruce-Monroe interim use plan
Thanks to additional funding, DC’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) has added a second basketball court, two tot lots, and more landscaping to the park that will temporarily fill the site of closed Bruce-Monroe Elementary School in Park View. There will also be a small parking lot due to zoning requirements. When a revised design… Keep reading…
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Bruce-Monroe to get “temporary urbanism” over parking lot
What do you do with vacant land whose developments stall in an economic recession? One option is to turn all empty space into paid parking lots, which generates revenue but brings traffic and little benefit to communities. The other is to find interim uses that serve people rather than cars, also known as “temporary urbanism.” In 2008, the District closed the Bruce-Monroe… Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Monroe School auditorium
The auditorium of the old Monroe School ca. 1950 (left) and today (right). The Monroe School was built ca. 1899 and located west of, and on the same property as, the current Bruce-Monroe School. Reflecting Washington’s segregated history, the Monroe School was built as a White school. It was changed to a Black school in the mid-1940s and ultimately was desegregated with… Keep reading…