By Matt Koehler Down in Buzzard Point, amidst the sound of hammering, saws, and heavy Mack cement trucks, sit two cement plants that supply the essential raw materials to make all the new high rises, rise. The whole area used to be an industrial wasteland with parcels of toxic soil designated as brownfields, but warp […]
M Street Corridor Redesigned?
By Southwester Staff The Southwest BID, Capitol Riverfront Bid, and DDOT (funding provided by all three) are doing two new studies: the M Street Non-automotive Planning Study; and (2) the SE-SW Mobility Study. The studies will focus on looking at “mass transit, micromobility (bicycles, scooters, and other small, low-speed personal vehicles), an improved pedestrian environment, […]
Local Leaders Cut Ribbon at Southwest Health Center
By Southwester Staff On April 9, the Unity Healthcare Southwest Health Center was officially reopened on I (Eye) St., SW. Unity staff members, along with local leaders, held a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Aya, where the health center is located. The event featured a small, socially-distanced in-person gathering, and it was streamed live on […]
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Bring Douglass Community Land Trusts to Southwest
By Coy McKinney of SW Action The Southwest neighborhood needs a community and justice-oriented approach to development. For too long, for-profit developers have been allowed to shift the relatively diverse demographics of our neighborhood into one that is predominantly wealthy and White, with retail that caters to those spending habits. In some instances, developers have […]
New Southwest Library Opens in May
By Southwester Staff On May 15, the new Southwest Library is opening its doors on I St., SW. With inviting, full-length windows and a jagged roofline, the building is a striking and modern addition to the neighborhood. The architects, Carl Knutson and Nancy Gribeluk of Perkins+Will, also wanted to emphasize the site as a “pavilion […]
Phase II of The Yards Set to Begin This Year
By Southwester Staff Brookfield Properties announced plans last month for Phase II of The Yards in Navy Yard. In a press release dated Feb. 16, the real estate services company unveiled a plan for 3.4 million square feet of development, mixed-income residential offerings, a “main street” stretching between the Navy Yard metro and Diamond Teague […]
Op-Ed: Planned Eye Street Bike Lane Still Raises Safety Issues
By Matt Koehler Last month, The Southwester published a front page story about the planned protected bike lanes to be installed on I (Eye) Street SW, between South Capitol and 7th Street. I hadn’t heard of the proposal until reading the article, and generally I’m for it. The stretch of road between Delaware Avenue to […]