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My issue with Parkside was that to access any retail (Benning is the neighborhood the nearest grocery store is according to Google Maps, I know they get neighborhood names wrong sometimes though) I’d have to cross the freeway which seems like a major inconvenience. This being west of 295 would completely change that though and now Parkside looks like a great option.
My issue with Parkside was that to access any retail (Benning is the neighborhood the nearest grocery store is according to Google Maps, I know they get neighborhood names wrong sometimes though) I’d have to cross the freeway which seems like a major inconvenience. This being west of 295 would completely change that though and now Parkside looks like a great option.
Yes the Safeway at near the intersection of Benning and Minnesota is the nearest grocery store. Since you can only go west on Benning from Kenilworth, getting there actually would require you to cross 295 but I wouldn't call it a major inconvenience; you'd just take Kenilworth north to Deane/Burroughs which goes under 295 and immediately turn onto Minnesota and drive just under a mile and you're there. Or you could get on 295 north itself from Kenilworth for that extremely short stretch to the Burroughs exit and make the right on Minnesota. But it would definitely be easier if there was a way to make a left on Benning from Kenilworth; it would cut the trip time in half or a little more.
My issue with Parkside was that to access any retail (Benning is the neighborhood the nearest grocery store is according to Google Maps, I know they get neighborhood names wrong sometimes though) I’d have to cross the freeway which seems like a major inconvenience. This being west of 295 would completely change that though and now Parkside looks like a great option.
There is already a pedestrian bridge over I-295 that crosses over to Minnesota Avenue now, however, a second pedestrian bridge is now under construction. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic between these areas already which will increase even more after the new bridge is complete.
There is already a pedestrian bridge over I-295 that crosses over to Minnesota Avenue now, however, a second pedestrian bridge is now under construction. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic between these areas already which will increase even more after the new bridge is complete.
True but for grocery trips, folks will understandably want to drive. It would be helpful if the Kenilworth/Benning intersection were redesigned to allow vehicular traffic to go east on Benning somehow. You can't even make a legal u-turn at the first light you get to on Benning after getting off Kenilworth.
Yes the Safeway at near the intersection of Benning and Minnesota is the nearest grocery store. Since you can only go west on Benning from Kenilworth, getting there actually would require you to cross 295 but I wouldn't call it a major inconvenience; you'd just take Kenilworth north to Deane/Burroughs which goes under 295 and immediately turn onto Minnesota and drive just under a mile and you're there. Or you could get on 295 north itself from Kenilworth for that extremely short stretch to the Burroughs exit and make the right on Minnesota.
He can take Kenilworth Avenue to Benning Road and make a u-turn too. The city is working on other street connections to Benning Road from Parkside, but nothing has started construction.
True but for grocery trips, folks will understandably want to drive. It would be helpful if the Kenilworth/Benning intersection were redesigned to allow vehicular traffic to go east on Benning somehow. You can't even make a legal u-turn at the first light you get to on Benning after getting off Kenilworth.
True, the city is working on other street connections now. Having a grocery store in Parkside will help this issue too. He also will have another grocery store option on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue which is about the same distance from Benning.
The grocery store will be across the street from the Ward 7 location of the Michelin Bib Gourmand Winning "Ivy City Smoke House" which will be called Deanwood Smokehouse.
True, the city is working on other street connections now. Having a grocery store in Parkside will help this issue too. He also will have another grocery store option on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue which is about the same distance from Benning.
The grocery store will be across the street from the Ward 7 location of the Michelin Bib Gourmand Winning "Ivy City Smoke House" which will be called Deanwood Smokehouse.
-Department of General Services (700 Person Agency)
-1,300 Housing Units
-200,000 Sq. Feet of Retail
Before joining Cedar Realty in 2016, Zeigler spent more than a decade with Federal Realty, the REIT that owns a host of retail properties including Bethesda Row. Zeigler said she hopes Northeast Heights can achieve the same level of placemaking as Bethesda Row.
"When I managed Bethesda Row, people didn't think about Bethesda Row relative to each individual restaurant or store, it was the collection of the whole; they said meet me at the fountain and I'll figure out where I want to go for dinner," Zeigler said. "Northeast Heights is kind of the same way, it's the collection of the whole and how we put together that collection of retailers and stores and anchors that will make it succeed."
Several other developers told Bisnow in mid-June they see the DGS move to Northeast Heights as a catalyst that will spur more investment and development in Ward 7, and Zeigler said she agrees with that assessment.
"Mary Blackford – Market 7 (Grand Prize Winner) Market 7 is a community marketplace that features Black-owned businesses in Washington, DC; created for the purpose of alleviating the food and retail deserts in Ward 7.
Founded and led by Ward 7 resident, Mary Blackford, Market 7’s mission is to revitalize and restore the economic stability, holistic health, and the social needs of the residents in Ward 7 by developing sustainable commerce within the community. Over the last 3 years Market 7 has worked with 60 black-owned businesses in the Washington, DC area to create alternative community market pop-ups that includes fresh food, lifestyle products, and home items in Ward 7.
Market 7’s new project is a 7,000 sq ft food hall that will include a community grocery store and several food stall incubation's that will represent culinary favorites from across the Diaspora. The objectives of the new food hall are to alleviate food deserts in Ward 7 by creating a marketplace sourced with products and food concepts by Black-owned businesses, promote good health through sustainable lifestyle products, and build an ecosystem of support for entrepreneurs in an effort to cultivate access to educational resources, inspire innovation, and build profitable enterprises.
Market 7’s new food hall is slated to open in 2021."
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Atlanta and the black lifestyle are not urban. Almost everytime you hear a black person talking about Atlanta their vision is more based on owning a home in the sticks and driving everywhere hence the reason why black people who go to Atlanta are more prone to living in Atlantas suburbs.
I find it strange that people manage to lump Atlanta in every single black conversation even when it's easily disqualified. If I am black and looking for a more urban lifestyle as a black professional I am limiting my search to Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.
Chicago/Philadelphia for example probably has similar cost of living like Atlanta and you have easier access to better transportation by a log shot and more walkable areas with a nice large black population.
The actual "urban" areas of Atlanta arent even areas that the average black person heads to anyway. Most black people who move to Atlanta almost always go to the burbs just to complain about traffic.
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