This will be a good project for the area near the National Cathedral on Wisconsin Avenue. New housing, a new supermarket, and additional retail will replace a dated 1950s era store and large surface parking lot in what is otherwise a very walkable neighborhood. This development and the relocation of the American University law school to Tenley Circle will make Wisconsin Avenue more lively and attractive.
City prepares for Giant construction
By Teke Wiggin
Current Newspapers
1/26/2011
As Cleveland Park residents continue to voice concerns over transportation issues raised by the impending Giant redevelopment, the D.C. Department of
Transportation is making efforts to address their worries, especially those pertaining to truck activity and parking shortages.
“This development [team] knows that many eyes are watching them, so I’d expect them to take extra care,” Transportation Department associate director Karina Ricks said of the “Cathedral Commons” project. The development will create a new, larger Giant supermarket, 72,850 square feet of additional retail, 138 apartments and eight town houses near McLean Gardens.
Residents, concerned that noisy vehicles going to and from the construction site will invade their neighborhood, took up a large portion of a recent meeting’s question-and-answer session asking about the rules governing truck routes and how they are enforced...."
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