Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard

Transportation Planning Study Public Scoping Meeting February 21, 2013

WELCOME

• Purpose of Meeting • Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI)

Transportation Master Plan Goals • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) • Public Involvement Opportunities • Issues and Opportunities

Agenda

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PURPOSE OF THE MEETING

• Public Scoping Meeting to Introduce Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard Project

• Review AWI Transportation Master Plan Goals • Discuss Project Approach and NEPA Process • Discuss and Gather your Feedback on Project

Issues and Opportunities

Purpose of the Meeting

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PROJECT GOALS

AWI Transportation Master Plan Goals

• Redesign Highways and Freeways to Reduce Barriers Between Neighborhoods and Waterfront Parks

• Reconnect the City Street Grid to Waterfront Parks

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• Provide Continuous Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Along the Entire Waterfront

• Aggressively Promote a Modal Shift to Public Transit

• Create Great Urban Boulevards with Mixed Uses, Landscaping and Great Civic Spaces

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment

• Federal Highway Administration is the lead federal agency for the Transportation NEPA process

We are here

Initiate Environmental Assessment Process

Public Scoping

Alternatives Development

Historic Properties (Section 106) Evaluation

Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation

Public Review

Final NEPA Document and Decision

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NEPA Project Study Area

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NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (NHPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

• Section 106 of the NHPA requires consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office and other interested parties – Historic properties will be defined – Identified historic properties include:

• The L’Enfant Plan of the City of Washington • Capitol Hill Historic District • Proposed Barney Circle Historic District

• An Assessment of Effects on historic properties from the Transportation Improvements will be prepared and summarized in the Environmental Assessment

• Interested parties are invited to participate

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L’Enfant Plan of the City of Washington

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Project Area

Cultural Resources

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Washington Navy Yard

Historic District

Capitol Hill Historic District

Marine Barrack

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Proposed Barney Circle

Historic District

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Public Involvement

• Public Meetings o Public Meeting #1 Scoping and Purpose and Need – Tonight

o Public Meeting #2 Alternatives Review – Spring 2013

o Public Meeting #3 Public Hearing on EA – Summer 2013

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Stakeholders • Residents and Business Owners in Project Area • Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Transit Riders • Advisory Neighborhood Commission • Federal Highway Administration • National Park Service • DC-State Historic Preservation Office • National Capitol Planning Commission • Commission of Fine Arts • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority

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NEXT STEPS

Project Schedule Milestone Date

Public Meeting 1 – Public Scoping Meeting Tonight

Alternatives Development Now

Public Meeting 2 – Alternatives Review Spring 2013

Impact Assessment Spring 2013

Release Environmental Assessment for Public Comments Spring 2013

Public/Agency Review Period of Environmental Assessment

Spring 2013

Public Meeting 3 - Public Hearing for the Environmental Assessment

Summer 2013

Final NEPA Document and Decision Summer

2013

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ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Issues and Opportunities

• Where is the best connection from the neighborhood to the Southeast Boulevard? - 13th St. SE, 14th St., SE, and/or 15th St. SE?

• How does the project incorporate L St. SE into the great urban boulevard concept?

• The Middle Anacostia Crossings study introduced the potential to use the space under the boulevard as a municipal parking facility. Should the District look to this opportunity as a multi-modal transfer facility?

• Should the project attempt to provide vehicle connection across the boulevard to M St. SE in addition to pedestrian and bicycle connections?

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Stay Involved • Tell Us What You Think

o Tonight Work with the Facilitators Share your Ideas and Concerns Fill out Comment Form

o Sign up for the Email Distribution List • www.anacostiawaterfront.org/BarneyCircle

o Email barneycircle@prrbiz.com

o Mail: Mr. Sanjay Kumar, P.E., Program Manager

District Department of Transportation Anacostia Waterfront Initiative 55 M Street, SE, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20003

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