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I work at Forest City which is developing The Yards out in D.C., which is a very cool project!
Yeah, the yards will be amazing when it's complete. DC's waterfront is going to be one of the best in the world soon. So many waterfront projects across the city. I don't understand how a city with as much waterfront land as DC never developed its waterfront. The Wharf and the Yards are going to be destinations. Exciting times indeed.
Maybe I should spend time talking about who has the highest GDP like the rest of you. Lol......what do you guys do for fun, go throw rocks in the lake?
Yeah, the yards will be amazing when it's complete. DC's waterfront is going to be one of the best in the world soon. So many waterfront projects across the city. I don't understand how a city with as much waterfront land as DC never developed its waterfront. The Wharf and the Yards are going to be destinations. Exciting times indeed.
One of the best in the US, maybe. One of the best in the world would be ridiculously difficult for DC to achieve.
One of the best in the US, maybe. One of the best in the world would be ridiculously difficult for DC to achieve.
We will never be Venice, however, there are so many major projects moving on our shore's I don't know of many cities that will have an activated waterfront over such a long distance. When I say activated, I'm not talking about beaches or trails, I am actually talking about destination attraction's. Not many cities have too many areas where the water is activated. This will be subjective anyway because some people like older looking area's that are historic but other's don't like old stuff, some people like industrial type feels which some may feel are dirty, some people like shiny squeaky clean major attraction stuff which some people think is boring or sterile lacking age, some people like natural stuff like vegetation and nature trail's or beaches.
I personally like shiny new clean major attraction's. I have been around dirty and old stuff enough in my life that it doesn't appeal to me at all. But to each his own.
I know for me, I want to have a reason to come to the water's edge and parks with grass leading up to the shore, beaches, nature trail's, restored industrial buildings just don't do it for me. I need major attraction's with a lot of people in one area. People walking in the park wouldn't qualify. That's why I think for me personally, D.C.'s SW Waterfront development, D.C.'s Yards Development, D.C.'s Poplar Point Development, D.C.'s 11th Street Recreation Bridge Development, D.C.'s Buzzard Point Development, D.C.'s National Harbor Development, D.C.'s Georgetown Harbor Development, and D.C.'s Alexandria Waterfront Development will form a very special place. What other people think of them will be up to their judgment.
We will never be Venice, however, there are so many major projects moving on our shore's I don't know of many cities that will have an activated waterfront over such a long distance. When I say activated, I'm not talking about beaches or trails, I am actually talking about destination attraction's. Not many cities have too many areas where the water is activated. This will be subjective anyway because some people like older looking area's that are historic but other's don't like old stuff, some people like industrial type feels which some may feel are dirty, some people like shiny squeaky clean major attraction stuff which some people think is boring or sterile lacking age, some people like natural stuff like vegetation and nature trail's or beaches.
I personally like shiny new clean major attraction's. I have been around dirty and old stuff enough in my life that it doesn't appeal to me at all. But to each his own.
I know for me, I want to have a reason to come to the water's edge and parks with grass leading up to the shore, beaches, nature trail's, restored industrial buildings just don't do it for me. I need major attraction's with a lot of people in one area. People walking in the park wouldn't qualify. That's why I think for me personally, D.C.'s SW Waterfront development, D.C.'s Yards Development, D.C.'s Poplar Point Development, D.C.'s 11th Street Recreation Bridge Development, D.C.'s Buzzard Point Development, D.C.'s National Harbor Development, D.C.'s Georgetown Harbor Development, and D.C.'s Alexandria Waterfront Development will form a very special place. What other people think of them will be up to their judgment.
I'll be honest, I have been to a bunch of different waterfront's and there are particular things I look for. If you don't have certain things, it's out for me. I don't like Baltimore's harbor compared to what we are buildings in D.C. for instance because I feel like it's basically a suburban boardwalk. No long peer's with maybe a restaurant at the end overlooking the water. No cobble stone streets or anything like that. No urban canyon street wall which I feel is a requirement to have an urban waterfront which I prefer. Way too much open space. No interactive water features like waterfalls, fountains, or pedestrian bridges. A lack of world class food option's at the water's edge. Just a lot to be desired in my opinion. What waterfront's do you like and what do you like about them?
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