Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Redeve|opn1ent
Project Areas
Revised
Changes Will Tie In
Southwest REBUILDING
With Highway PIons

SournWeSt REBUILDING
With Highway Plans
Revised project areas for be-
ginning redevelopment of South
west Washington were announced
today. They are designed to tie
in more efficiently with the Dis
trict'S highway building plans.
John R. Searles, jr., executive
director of the District Redevelop-
ment Land Agency, said the two
areas, one covering 48.4 acres and
the other Sc acres, were approved
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission March 81
and the District Commissioners on
April 4.
They are as follows:
Project A-Beginning at the in
tersection of Eleventh and D
streets (south of Pennsylvania
Railroad, east along D street to
the rear line of the property
fronting on the west side of Sew
enth street, south along the rear
lines of this property to G street,
west on G street to Ninth street,
south on Ninth street to I street.
west on I to Maine avenue, north
west on Maine avenue to Twelfth
street. north on Twelfth to F.
street, east on F street to Eleventh
street, and north on Eleventh
street to the D street intersec-
ton, 48.4 acres.
Project B-Beginning at the in
tersection of I street and the rear
line of the property fronting on
the east side of Fourth street,
north along the rear lines of the
property to E street, east on E
street to the boundary line be-
tween Virginia avenue and the
south side Of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad property, southeast along
this boundary line to South Cap
1tol street, south on South Capitol
street to G street, west on G street
to the line bounding the Randall
Recreation Center to the east and
lot As in square 643 to the west.
then in a generally southwestern
direction along the boundary line
OF Randall Recreation Center to
H street, west on H street to Della
ware avenue, south on Delaware
to I street and west on T stroat
IS acres.
No Work Before Fall.
Malcolm Burrows, assistant exec
utlve director of the land agency,
said work probably would begin
first on Project B. This will not
be before next fall, however, be-
cause Of the additional admins
trative clearance needed, includ-
Ing public hearing.
The 427-acre Southwest survey
area formerly was divided into
five project areas. They were in
cluded in the entire area between
Seventh and South Capitol streets,
Virginia avenue, Maryland avenue
and P street.
The two revised project areas
replace the former first of the five
areas, which covered about 1901
acres between G and M streets and
Fourth and South Capitol streets.
Final studies in the recent
months by the planning commits
sion and the land agency, it was
said, indicated the ACCESSIBILITY of
narrowing down the projects to
obtain the greatest benefit from
several points of view.
To Aid Highway Plan.
The new areas, Mr.. Burrows
said, will permit maximum eff
f1ciency in connection with the
Highway Departments plan for
the Southwest inner-loop highway
along the northern boundary of
F street.
He explained that rather than
have the highway officials con-
denim and buy the portions of
right-of-way they need the land
agency would obtain the entire
areas and sell the necessary land
to the highway officials.
The new projects also permit the
land agency to buy more land now
used for residential purposes at
residential prices, redevelop it, and
sell 1t for commercial use.
Sees Better Dollar Usage.
Mr.. Burrows said the new plan
would permit better dollar US
age" Some $2,5OO,OOO of Federal
money has been earmarked for
the Southwest redevelopment. The
District would contribute an addi-
tional one-third toward the net
cost. This can take in highways,
schools, fire and police stations
and Fairgrounds.
Mr.. Burrows said that after the
first two projects get under way,
the redevelopers would then be-
gin carving out other segments
of the Southwest to bring them
efficiently into the program.
Members of the land agency
will meet with Southwest citizens
at $3.50 pm. April Is at the South
west library to discuss the
changes.
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