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| TheMayoral
Hearing
on
the
Small Area Plan for Maryland Avenue, Southwest will be
February 1 at 1100 4th Street SW (2nd Floor Meeting Room) from 6:30-8:30pm. Written comments are due on February 3. Click here for the Plan Draft. |
| 55th Annual House & Garden Tour Dates
Announced: SATURDAY, May 12, 5-8 p.m. and SUNDAY, May 13, 1-5 p.m. This year’s House and garden Tour will concentrate on the area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue and East Capitol Street between Second Street and Eleventh Street NE. If you would like to nominate your home or another within the footprint please contact Ann Richards (543-2350, arichardsdc@yahoo.com) or Steve Hagedorn (841-1380, shagedorn@cbmove.com). Tour tickets are $25 in advance ($20 for CHRS members until April 18) and $30 the weekend of the tour. They may be purchased on-line soon and at select venues around the Hill (locations will be posted soon). CHRS also will have a booth at Eastern Market during weekends April 21-22, 28-29, May 5-,12-13. If you would like to volunteer to serve as a docent on Tour weekend please contact Paul Cromwell (543-7530, paulcromwell@verizon.net) |
| Seeking Nominations for 2012-2013 CHRS Board CHRS will be holding elections for the Board of Directors in spring 2012. The Nominating Committee (Beth Purcell, Elizabeth Nelson, Gary Peterson, and Paul Cromwell) is seeking recommendations for individuals who wish to be considered for positions on next year’s CHRS Board of Directors. These positions include President, First Vice President; Second Vice President; Treasurer and Secretary for one year terms and three At Large Members for two year terms. Nominations for the 2012-2013 CHRS Board will be announced in the late spring. If you wish to be considered, to recommend someone or to find out more about the duties please contact The CHRS office at caphrs@aol.com or mail to CHRS, P.O. Box 15264, Washington, DC 20003-0264. Recommendations and qualifications must be submitted by COB March 16, 2012. The CHRS Zoning Committee is look for members. The 8-member committee meets monthly on the second Thursday to consider cases. While prior knowledge in planning and zoning is a plus, applicants with no prior experience but with a strong desire to learn about zoning are welcome. Upcoming issues include the Hine PUD application and the rewrite of the zoning regulations. For more information contact the chair, Gary Peterson pgarylaw@aol.com. |
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STREETCARS: The
National Building Museum has scheduled a session on
"Planning for DC's Streetcar System" on January 25 from 12:30 to 1:30
with Harriet Tregoning and Melissa Bird. Registration is
required. Go to: |
| For
the 11th Street Bridge Project Winter newsletter click here |
| Capitol Hill’s “Big Dig” - The Virginia
Avenue Tunnel The Virginia Avenue rail tunnel runs under Virginia Avenue, SE from from 2nd Street to 11th Street, a distance of 4,000 feet, within the Capitol Hill Historic District. The current tunnel has only one track, and CSX says it needs to be expanded to two tracks and heightened to handle double-stacked intermodal container freight trains. The project raises many environmental and historic preservation issues, including: • Many cubic yards of soil will be dug up and trucked out of the neighborhood. • Tunnel re-construction will cause noise and vibration. • The expanded tunnel may also increase noise and vibration. • Construction offices, equipment, and supplies must be located somewhere near the project. Consulting party status received CHRS has requested and received consulting party status for the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project. Consulting parties are entitled to enhanced and more active participation and notice in the project’s review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. In response to a request from FHWA, CHRS has recommended that the following entities and organizations also receive consulting party status: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 6B and 6D, The Committee of 100 on the Federal City, Barracks Row Main Street, the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District, St. Paul’s AUMP Church, Friends of Garfield Park, Virginia Avenue Community Garden, Capitol Quarter Home Owners’ Association, and finally, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy (if not invited already). As CHRS urged in the December 2011 CHRS News, anyone who lives or has a business on or near Virginia Avenue should consider requesting consulting party status in the project’s Section 106 review. To see CHRS Jan 18th letter to USDOT/FHA. Click Here. See the CHRS News for November and December 2011 for information on how to participate in the public environmental and Section 106 review processes under the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106. The current 30-day period for submitting comments on the project concepts presented at a November 30, 20011, public meeting will end on January 30. For the most timely consideration of comments by FHWA, DDOT, CSX and their consultants, persons who want to submit comments on the concepts should send their views, concerns, and questions by January 30. To see the concepts, as well as the November 30 meeting transcript and comments submitted to date, go to http://www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com/project-resources/ Comments can be submitted at http://www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com/contact/ and/or by sending them to the FHWA-DC, DDOT, and CSX contacts listed in the December 2011 edition of CHRS News on page 10. Check the CHRS website, CHRS News, and www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com for developments, information, and public meetings regarding this project. |
| M Street SE-SW Transportation Study The M Street, SE/SW Waterfront Transportation Study will identify current and future transportation issues and mitigation strategies along the M Street SE/SW Corridor and Southwest/Southeast Waterfront sections of theDistrict of Columbia. Link to survey which should be completed by Tuesday, January 31 at 5pm: Click here. |
| 11th Street Bridge
Presentation from Sept 12th Meeting. Click here |
| Beyond the Boundaries call for
Capitol Hill information. Click
here for details. |
| See the new Stanton-Eastbanc website for the HINE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, by clicking here. Historical information about this project is on our Hine School Page. It is listed in the left column of this page under Community Issues. <---------- |
| Articles
in
the
Newsletter
concerning
the
H
Street
overpass: CHRS Statement re the H Street Overpass and Height Measurement CHRS Statement re proposed zoning changes to Union Station North |
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| Hine
site
redevelopment
plans: http://hineschool.com |
| Meg
Maguire has shared her presentation on
the trolley issues in a Power Point presentation called A Streetcar Named...
Desire? Use the Arrow Keys to page through the presentation. (See CHRS position on overhead wires below) |
| CHRS adopts policy in support of trolleys
in the District of Columbia utilizing power sources other than
overhead wires To see the complete motion in support click here |
| CHRS
2011-2012 Board of
Directors |
| 11th Street Bridge Decision
Benefits Capitol Hill |
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Thank
you
to
All
Who
Helped
Make
the
Legal
Defense
Fund
Drive
a
Success!
Click here to read about the case
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| Reminder: Support the Capitol Hill Restoration Society through your CFC Donation. CHRS is now a member of the CFC Campaign! If you are a federal employee, please remember CHRS in this year's donation. Our CFC number is 50747. |
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CHRS CHRS Office: 420 Tenth Street SE (B) Telephone: 202-543-0425 CHRS E-mail addresses CHRS Brochurre
Most members who have joined CHRS during the past year have provided e-mail addresses, but we don't have e-mail addresses for many of our longer-term members. To provide your address, please send an e-mail to CAPHRS@aol.com with a subject line of “e-mail address” (no need to include the quote marks). We will only send e-mails when we have something significant to say. NOTE: If you received an e-mail announcement concerning the January membership meeting, we have your e-mail address! WE WILL NEVER SHARE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! Elliott Street, NE: A History in Three Parts Now online with additional images and maps, PLUS an online walking tour. Beyond
the Boundaries: Architectural Surveys of Capitol Hill
EHT
Traceries and CHRS
Capitiol Hill Northeast Survey Text ------- Images Capitol Hill Southeast Survey Text -------- Images 11th Street Bridge Project Update: October 27 2010 Presentation |
| Database of Historic Building Permits, in Capitol Hill |
