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DDOT Doesn’t Particularly Care for the Campus Plan Either
Last Friday, GM wrote about the stunning report from the Office of Planning calling for GU to house 100% of its undergrads by the fall of 2016. Buried in that news was that DDOT also chimed in on the campus plan, and it wasn’t good for the university either, although it was not uniformly negative.
The overall thrust of DDOT’s report is that it cannot support the campus plan at this point due to a lack of information. The agency praises the school for some of the measures it takes to address transportation problems. However, DDOT was very critical of the school’s failure to deliver adequate studies on the effects of the proposed changes.
Canal Road Entrance
The agency praised GU for delivering a transportation study, however it found major faults in the school’s efforts. Primary of them was that much of GU’s transportation plan depends on the ability to turn left from the Canal Rd. exit during rush hour. Right now that is prohibited, but GU wrote in its campus plan:
In the 2010 Campus Plan, the University is prepared to fund construction of an internal loop road that will improve GUTS service on campus by creating stops for major routes on both the north
and south ends of campus. Combined with signal timing adjustments at the University’s Canal Road entrance and relief from left-turn restrictions and Canal Road capacity constraints in
consultation with DDOT, and assuming receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, the internal loop road also will permit the University to reorient GUTS buses away from neighborhood streets.
DDOT agreed that allowing an eastbound turn onto Canal Rd. during rush hour would make sense, however it notes that this is a “highly congested regional corridor” and criticizes the school’s study on the future states of this corridor with the change. DDOT requests that GU resubmit a study with projections for the road in 2020 and 2030, taking into account the entire stretch of the corridor within the District, not just in the immediate vicinity of the school.
You’ve got to feel for the school somewhat on this issue. It’s because of the neighbor’s demands–unreasonable demands in GM’s opinion–to stop running GUTS buses on Reservoir Rd. that GU is looking to the Canal Rd. in the first place. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Whitehurst Freeway by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Everyone seems to hate the look of EastBanc’s proposed building at the Exxon station, even Anthony Lanier (although it’s important to note that Lanier isn’t backing down on his plans to build a five story building on that site).
- DCist takes a look at the Volta Bureau.
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Office of Planning Wants 100% of GU Undergrads in GU-Housing by Fall 2016
Yesterday, the Office of Planning issued its report on Georgetown University’s ten year campus plan. And it’s a doozy. The screaming highlight is that OP is recommending that GU house 100% of undergrads in GU-housing by the fall of 2016.
In case you’re just joining us, in GU’s proposed campus plan, it proposes to cap its traditional undergrad at 6,652. In addition, it proposes to increase its overall cap (i.e. undergrad plus grad) to 15,000. This would represent an increase of approximately 1,000 (they originally proposed 16,133, but pulled it back in its pre-hearing submission).
OP supports GU growing its overall caps, however with graduated (no pun intended) increases. The reports calls for the total to remain at current numbers for the next two academic years. In 2013 it would rise by about 500 and then afterwards, if GU meets certain conditions, the total would rise by another 500 or so. So the end result would be about 1,000 new graduate students, which is roughly what GU was requesting, minus the phase in.
If GU is mildly perturbed about the overall cap conditions, they’re probably livid about the undergrad requirements. As stated above, OP wants GU to house 100% of traditional undergrad students in GU-housing by the fall of 2017. This would also be phased in. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Canal mule by Brownpau.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Both the Office of Planning and DDOT came out in opposition to GU’s campus plan yesterday (well, technically OP supported it, but with conditions that GU will likely find incredibly objectionable). GM will have more on this later this morning.
- Some waterfront restaurants starting to reopen.
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Georgetown Garden Tour This Weekend
This weekend, the 83rd annual Georgetown Garden Tour will be held. It will be held this Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets can be purchased at Christ Church for $35 each (proceeds benefit the Georgetown Garden Club).
This really is one of GM’s favorite events of the spring. It lets you peak behind the gates of some of the most impressive properties in the neighborhood. But GM also loves that they don’t just select the grandest gardens. Plenty of small plots find their way on to the map. And that proves that anyone can build a tour-worthy garden if they’ve got a backyard and some elbow grease. Continue reading
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Fishin’ at the Waterfront by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- What happens when EastBanc doesn’t have the Old Georgetown Board to deal with.
- Mendocino will return in Mid-June, reopened by its original owners.
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