Comments on Ward 8's Parklands a model for neighborhood revitalization - Greater Greater Washington

Comment by a change gon' come

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:02:43 EDT

A bit of a happier story than the reality. Yes, the grocery store, the improvement of the strip mall (love the library in there), the IHOP, and the ARC are all tremendous community assets.

But some of the facts are off here: First, W.C. Smith did not partner with Building Bridges Across the River, which suggests a pre-existing community organization. They created BBAR for the express purpose of building the ARC: http://www.thearcdc.org/partners-programs/building-bridges-across-river-bbar

Second, there is still high poverty and crime in the Villages at Parkland, and surrounding communities. No, not like the early 90s, but nowhere is like the early 90s any more. But the ARC serves a limited catchment area that could be expanded with more publicity about services, like the Children's Hospital clinic, and a dedicated bus rounding up local youth and transporting them to the facility, eliminating the risk some folks face walking through Parklands to the ARC.

So yes, we've come a ways. We still have a ways to go.

Comment by Ms. D

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:56:38 EDT

Kindle makes apps for almost all devices...

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Comment by drumz

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:49:10 EDT

You can also read kindle books on your browser unless I'm mistaken.

Comment by Quinn Pregliasco

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:17:14 EDT

The book is available for Kindle, Nook, and iPad. You can also buy a PDF at smashwords.com. A limited number of hard copies were produced. You can find out more information about how to contact me at www.lisc.org/dc

Comment by John Muller

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:12:30 EDT

If I don't have a Kindle is there a way to get a hard copy of this?

Comment by goldfish

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:33:36 EDT

Nice article.

I have pointed out on this blog time and again that there is a lot of development in W8, and the prices are much lower than EotR. There is still a lot more available land to develop here. This is a good neighborhood that closer to downtown than most of upper NW. People need to see what a tremendous opportunity this area is.