tl;dr
- DC’s Office of Planning (OP) recently kicked off a study of Rhode Island Ave NE from 13th St NE to Eastern Ave NE
- Councilmember Parker secured $200k in the FY25 budget for this study
- This was primarily responsive to advocacy by DC Squared, which operates the Rhode Island Ave Main Street program
- In many ways, this is an update to a 2010 study on Rhode Island Av, which, among other things, recommended the zoning changes that enabled MRP’s Bryant St development, and creation of the Main Street program itself
- Councilmember Parker also seeks to fund some recommendation in the FY26 budget, which would allow for very quick actualization of the results of this study; I really appreciate this ambitious move
- The first Community Open House will be Saturday, March 1, 1pm at Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE
