ASLA Merit Award 2008

Study Goals and Objectives

• preserves, strengthens and creates a vibrant commercial and residential corridor;
• improves the efficiency of movement through the neighborhood commercial center and regional transportation system; improves the safety and mobility;
• and is consistent with current and future development plans in the area.

• To reinforce and define a sense of place and uniqueness of 14th Street and the Logan Circle/Shaw neighborhood through a well designed streetscape;
• To recognize the role of the roadways, transit linkages, and bike and pedestrian pathways within the study area as an integral component in the overall city and regional transportation system and maintain or improve their function and efficiency as a part of the system;
• To investigate and balance safe and efficient pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and auto movement through and within the study area;
• To establish a flexible, demand-management based parking strategy and implementation plan to support new and existing retail and residential uses;
• To explicitly encourage the use of transit and enhance transit efficiency,
• To create a safe, inviting and interesting neighborhood that supports diverse uses and activities, and;
• To reinforce the intersection of 14th Street and U Street as an activity hub.