tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post6798812218516834160..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Ripley District Inching Towards RealityKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-48148809016443952422008-09-08T13:39:00.000-04:002008-09-08T13:39:00.000-04:00Interestingly, a key benefit proposed for the Ripl...Interestingly, a key benefit proposed for the Ripley District in the Central Business District Sector Plan is to connect Georgia Avenue to E-W Hwy. None of the plans show any connections crossing the railroad/metro tracks so pedestrians in the future (as now) have no way of getting across the tracks for almost a mile. It is incredibly inconvenient for people living in the high rises on EW highway to get to, for example, the downtown Silver Spring revitalized area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-5425529838811147782008-09-08T13:22:00.000-04:002008-09-08T13:22:00.000-04:00Home Properties bought the Midtown project from Ke...Home Properties bought the Midtown project from Kettler so hopefully they will make that one a go and give this area the critical mass of residents to speed up redevelopment of the rest of the district. God knows it needs it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com