7/7/03: [70] "DC Hot" sandwich shop coming to 2004 P St. Quiznos now open at 2130 P St. Current says P St streetscape project is waiting for spending approval from FHA, expected by late summer, with the public not invited to provide feedback until winter. Construction could start summer or fall of '04, between the circle and the bridge. See WP review "Mimi's Settles Down, Pegaso Bulks Up," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4022-2003Jul3.html WP profiles Dupont's FreshFarm farmers market. See "Harvest Home," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35665-2003Jun26.html Washingtonian visits Tuesday night event at Chaos. See "And Now for Something a Little Different ... It’s Drag Queen Bingo!," http://www.washingtonian.com/inwashington/buzz/bingo.html WP profiles the President Madison Apartments, 106 units at 19th & Florida. See "A Great Perch for Watching Partygoers -- or Unfolding History," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37941-2003Jun26.html Slate article on blogs mentions Dupont's 18 bloggers. See "City Wide Web," http://slate.msn.com/id/2085046/ WMATA sent me complete ridership statistics for the 1-year period from June 02 to May 03. The most common destination for riders departing from Dupont Circle is Union Station, followed by Metro Center and Friendship Heights. 65% of all trips from Dupont are to other stations on the Red Line. 67% of Red Line trips are between Union Station and Bethesda. The most common destination from Dupont requiring a transfer is Smithsonian, followed by Pentagon City (which is the busiest station outside of DC). For complete stats, see [1] below. See also attached bubble map, metromap.gif The most common destination from the U St station, which is less than one fifth as busy as Dupont, is also Union Station, but followed by Gallery Place and Anacostia. 40% of all trips from U St are to other stations on the Green Line. WP reviews new art gallery Nevin Kelly Gallery, at 1517 U St. See "A Polish Premiere," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3271-2003Jun17.html WP briefly mentions construction delay for apartment project on P St by WFM. See "Sodden Sites Bog Down Construction: Rain Puts a Damper on Projects," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45967-2003Jun28.html Next project to open on that block will be Metro condos (1444 Church St) in late 2004. Lofts 14 Two's 37 units at SW corner of 14th & Church should be ready in winter '04/'05. Cooper Lewis will have 18 condos at NW corner of 14th & P, ready in '04/'05. Desoto apartments (1445 P St) should open early 2005. Project at 1515 15th St depends on completion of Duron's new store at 14th & Clifton, expected to start late '03. WBJ announced new 6-story project at 1836 Columbia Rd, to include 12 upscale apartments, a white-tablecloth ground-floor restaurant, retail such as a hair salon or spa on the 2nd floor, and 16 underground parking spaces. See "Adams Morgan property to include retail options," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/23/newscolumn8.html See also http://www.kaloramapark.info WBJ looks at new round of "Home Again" intiative with 20 properties, some in Shaw and Columbia Heights. See "District seeks developers for vacant parcels, http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/07/story4.html WEG reviews condo projects to our west. See "Luxury Condos in Demand in West End, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown," http://www.westendguide.us/luxcondo.htm WP reported plans for 6 valet kiosks in G-town, at $10 a car. See "Demands For More Parking Answered: Georgetown Begins Paid Valet Service," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19763-2003Jun21.html WP reviews park status. See "Revamping of Georgetown Waterfront Requires More Than Just Park Space," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33829-2003Jun25.html WP says Landmark Theatres will open 8 screens near Metro Center. See "Way Cleared for Art Film Theater On 11th Street NW," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17803-2003Jun20.html See "Shopping for Retail: D.C. Knows It's Not Easy to Lure Stores Downtown," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19678-2003Jun21.html See "Bringing Home the Stores: Southeast D.C. Needs the Planned Skyland Shopping Center," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17896-2003Jun20.html See "Selling a Hipper Image: Marketing Campaign Seeks To Attract Upscale Residents," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2915-2003Jun16.html See "Metro's Weekend Hours Expand," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4032-2003Jul3.html See "After a Winding Quest for Free Bus Maps, a Green Light," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42923-2003Jun27.html See "D.C. to Study 2.7-Mile Light-Rail Line in Anacostia: Experimental Spur Could Lead to 33-Mile Citywide System," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6943-2003Jul3.html WP looks at new wave of building projects. See "Little Things Important to Silver Spring Development," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13619-2003Jul5.html College Park IKEA is now open. See http://www.ikea-usa.com/ikea_near_you/local_store/IKNY_College_Park/near.asp WP looks at Boulevard at the Capital Centre, an almost-complete collection of chain stores in a town square format. See "The Rejuvenation Of Capital Centre: Baltimore Development Firm Is Bringing New Retail Options to Former Arena Site," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46042-2003Jun28.html?nav=hptop_tb Project is near Largo Town Center Metro, set to open December 2004. See http://www.largotowncenter.com WBJ details plans for more than 1,200 apartments and condos in VA. See "Market switch turns Potomac Yard's focus," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/23/story3.html See "Study Favors Denser Development Along Virginia's Orange Line," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43500-2003Jun27.html WP calls proposed Tysons Corner project "an awkward attempt at transit-oriented development," and says "some workers ... complain that they eat lunch at their desks simply to avoid the hassle of crossing streets." See "Tysons Project Adds Dimension To Rail Proposal: Officials Call the Need for Metro Service Obvious, But Numbers May Not Agree," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19708-2003Jun21.html Thursdays through August 7: Sunset Serenades at National Zoo. See http://natzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/Sunset/ Thursdays through August 7: Sounds in the Square, noon concerts in Farragut Sq. See http://www.gtbid.com/farragut_home.html Wednesdays through August 27: "Hang 'Em High" Clint Eastwood film fest by the C & O Canal. See http://www.cinemaonthecanal.com Sundays through August 23: "Hang 'Em High" film fest in Farragut Sq. See http://www.filmsatfarragut.com/ Monday, July 28: P Street Garlic Festival, in front of Whole Foods, 6 to 8. "Breath mints will be available." August 17 - 23: Gay Softball World Series comes to region, though no games are in DC. See http://www.series2003.org/ October 24 - 26: "City living, dc style! Expo" - see http://www.citylivingdc.com/ Best regards, Michael ------------------------------------------------------ [1] [data from Robert Stedman, rstedman@wmata.com] Trips made from Dupont Circle Metro Station 6/1/02 - 5/31/03 Union Station 589,031 Metro Center 419,119 Friendship Heights 292,848 Bethesda 257,829 Shady Grove 228,348 Van Ness 221,594 Gallery Place 218,643 Silver Spring 208,148 Cleveland Park 199,969 Woodley Park 198,048 Tenlytown 190,344 Judiciary Sq 181,368 Smithsonian 171,568 Pentagon City 124,912 Takoma Park 122,559 Brookland 110,439 Grosvenor 105,685 Farragut North 103,380 Capitol South 98,549 Twinbrook 96,347 White Flint 95,087 Ballston 83,954 Rockville 83,416 L'Enfant Plaza 82,567 Medical Center 81,816 Rosslyn 80,054 Pentagon 78,435 Greenbelt 76,273 Glenmont 74,536 Fort Totten 71,440 Vienna 70,755 Wheaton 69,760 Eastern Market 69,153 Foggy Bottom 66,755 RI Ave 65,235 Crystal City 60,195 Huntington 59,622 College Park 53,096 W Falls Church 51,948 Court House 51,862 Federal Center 49,146 King St 49,007 Reagan Airport 48,441 New Carrollton 47,784 Anacostia 43,818 PG Plaza 40,788 Dupont Circle 40,553* Federal Triangle 39,319 Waterfront 39,311 Franconia Sprngfld 39,238 Branch Ave 38,518 Suitland 37,343 Forest Glen 36,446 Southern Ave 35,019 Braddock Rd 34,623 McPherson Sq 32,378 W Hyattsville 31,395 Archives 31,364 Dunn Loring 30,828 Addison Rd 29,809 E Falls Church 29,373 Georgia Ave 28,418 Columbia Heights 25,710 Clarendon 23,398 Van Dorn St 22,169 Potomac Ave 21,224 Shaw 20,997 Naylor Rd 19,709 Virginia Sq 19,466 U St 19,163 Mt Vernon Sq 18,008 Landover 16,401 Navy Yard 16,122 Stadium-Armory 15,816 Minnesota Ave 15,247 Arlington Ct 13,187 Benning Rd 14,228 Capitol Heights 11,646 Congress Heights 11,433 Farragut West 10,089 Cheverly 9,772 Deanwood 7,984 Eisenhower 6,497 *Metro insists this number is correct |