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Great post, Sally. I don't live in Ward 5 (or in DC, for that matter), but I think the streetcar plan will be an asset to the city and the region.

That said, if I was a resident of the neighborhood where the car barn is located and I saw the grey box depicted in that image above, I'd be upset too. The car barn isn't just a place to store and repair streetcars, it's something that everyone in the neighborhood will have to look at and interact with. It should look nice, and if they aren't already, DDOT should be talking to the neighborhood about what the building will look like and how it'll fit into the surroundings.

That means slightly more detailed drawings (though not too detailed, because it'll look like they're going to build it tomorrow) of what the car barn will look like, not just a massing model.

David Adjaye set the bar really high for public buildings in DC with his new libraries. Hopefully that awareness of good design will seep into other departments as well.

by dan reed! on Jun 28, 2012 2:49 pm • link • report