The document summarizes an ANC meeting about plans for updating Eastern Market Park in Washington, D.C. It discusses the project goals of creating a modern town square that improves safety, accessibility, and sustainability. Community input helped inform key design elements like the playground location and traffic calming measures. Renderings show plans for a pavilion, paths, plantings, and other features. A transportation study evaluated parking and traffic impacts, finding most intersections would operate acceptably with proposed changes like closing D Street. Maintenance responsibilities between agencies and a draft budget were also outlined.

1. EASTERN MARKET
ANC Meeting
October 15, 2019

2. Project Goals + Objectives
Agenda
01/
03/
02/ Master Plan Overview
Community Input Process
Urban Forestry Coordination05/
Transportation Impact
Study Update
06/
Maintenance Planning07/
04/ Pavilion + Shade Structures

3.  Update park to 21st century standards and best practices in
programming, materials, safety and sustainability
 Create a Town Square for Capitol Hill, a destination park
 Improve pedestrian access, safety, circulation and wayfinding
 Introduce playground amenity
 Improve physical relationship with library
Project Goals + Objectives

4. Project is driven by the 2015 community-led master plan
Eastern Market Metro Park Advisory Team
Community Meetings
 Concept Design- December 13, 2018; February 6, 2019; April 3, 2019
 Schematic Design- July 31, 2019
 2 Community Surveys conducted online:
 732 respondents in December/January
 429 respondents in July
Community Input Process
 March 18, 2019
 May 14, 2019
 June 19, 2019
 October 22, 2018
 December 10, 2018
 January 29, 2019
 July 23, 2019
 August 27, 2019
 September 25, 2019

5.  Playground location shifted
 Improved tree canopy (existing and proposed)
 Added traffic calming measures and improved pedestrian
connectivity and safety, including D Street closure
 Addition of a pavilion
 Addition of splash pad
 Addition of a table-top in front of Library with safety bollards
 Bioretention treatment approach
 Incorporation of park style and playground theme
Key Community Impacts

6. PLAN
OVERVIEW
D STREET
D STREET
D STREET
D STREET
SC AVE.
SC AVE.
9THSTREET
8THSTREET
7THSTREET
8THSTREET

7. PERSPECTIVE VIEW PARCEL 5, LOOKING WEST Renderings shown for illustrative purpose only, final layout and materials may vary.

8. PERSPECTIVE VIEW PARCEL 5, LOOKING WEST Renderings shown for illustrative purpose only, final layout and materials may vary.

9. PERSPECTIVE VIEW PARCEL 5, LOOKING WEST Renderings shown for illustrative purpose only, final layout and materials may vary.

10. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OVERALL Renderings shown for illustrative purpose only, final layout and materials may vary.

11. PAVILLION
LOCATION
 Approximate
location and size
(20-25’ diameter)
 Maintain views to
library
 Maintain plaza area
for audience and
flexible event space

12. Urban Forestry Requests
 Protect critical root zone (CRZ)
 Locate bioretention away from existing trees
 Minimize construction/post construction activities in CRZ
Design Refinements
 Shift playground away from existing trees
 Utilize low impact surfacing
 Relocating bioretention facilities
 Arborist to be engaged to support design + construction activities
Urban Forestry Coordination

13. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
NETWORK CHANGES
LEGEND
TRAFFIC REVERSAL
ROAD CLOSURE
STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS

14. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
CONCEPT PLAN – INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

15. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
CONCEPT PLAN – PARKING IMPACTS
LEGEND
PARKING PROHIBITIED
METRO BUS STOP
LOADING/METERED PARKING
30-MINUTE PARKING
ZONE 6 PERMIT/OTHER 2-HOUR
ZIPCAR
LOSSES(-)/GAINS(+)
-5
-3
-5
-2
-4
+2
+1
-3
-3

16. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
ANALYSIS STUDY AREA
Detailed Study Area
Greater Study Area

17. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
DETAILED STUDY AREA ANALYSIS - MANUAL REDISTRIBUTION METHODOLOGY

18. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
DETAILED STUDY AREA- SATURDAY PEAK HR VEHICLE + PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES

19. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
DETAILED STUDY AREA- EXISTING WEEKDAY PEAK HR VEHICLE + PED VOLUMES

20. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
DETAILED STUDY AREA- FUTURE WEEKDAY PEAK HR VEHICLE + PED VOLUMES

21. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
GREATER STUDY AREA ANALYSIS – MORNING RUSH HOUR VOLUME CHANGES
Veh/hr (-) Dec. (+) Inc.
change
0-50
50-100
100-200+

22. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
GREATER STUDY AREA ANALYSIS – AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR VOLUME CHANGES
Veh/hr (-) Dec. (+) Inc.
change
0-50
50-100
100-200+

23. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
DETAILED STUDY AREA– WEEKDAY AM + PM PEAK HOUR LEVEL-OF-SERVICE

24. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
SUMMARY AND MITIGATION
STRATEGIES
Existing Future
C
D
All overall Intersection LOS “D” or Better Satisfied
D Street Reversals
Improvement at D St (south) at 8th St - PM, from LOS E to A
Slight deterioration at both intersections of Penn (EB and WB) at 8th St (both LOS B to
C
D Street Slip-Lane Closures
No overall intersection deterioration associated with the elimination of the D St (north
and south) slip lanes
One intersection approach, 8th St NB at Penn EB - PM experienced deterioration
(LOS C to D)
Mitigation Strategies
9th St SB at Penn Ave WB - AM (LOS F), suffers disproportionately (112 sec of delay
versus others <50 sec)
Signal optimization did not provide significant improvement
Dedicated right turn lane on 9th St SB at Penn Ave - AM will provide favorable LOS
(overall intersection LOS = C; approach LOS = D - 49 seconds delay)
9thStreetS.E.

25. DGS to provide day to day and seasonal maintenance:
 Mowing
 Pruning
 Bioretention facility upkeep
 Repairs
 Winterization
DGS to provide capital upgrades
Draft Life Cycle Budget to be released soon
Maintenance Planning

26. QUESTIONS??
SCHEMATIC PLAN

27. EASTERN MARKET METRO
PARK
December 10, 2018
EASTERN MARKET METRO PARK
October 15, 2019