2008 Woodie Awards
Project planners and city officials believe the beautification of the area will please tourists as well as residents, who can use the park for morning power walks and nighttime strolls. They think the area will draw visitors to the Washington Harbor area, which sports a collection of restaurants, Spinweber said.
The only obstacle to full beautification of the waterfront, many city officials have said, is the Whitehurst Freeway. Many believe the freeway divides Georgetown and think its removal would rid the area of an eyesore. A decision abut the freeway's fate will be made after the completion of an ongoing study of the freeway by the D.C. Department of Transportation.
Ruth Warner, who attended public meetings about the freeway last month on behalf of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, said many different options for the freeway's future are being examined. Some Foggy Bottom residents have come out against the freeway's destruction because they think it is unnecessary and would increase traffic on residential streets.
Other projects along the waterfront include the refurbishing of Thompson's Boat Center near the mouth of Rock Creek and the construction of a properly lighted, well-landscaped riverfront walkway that will create a continuous promenade from Georgetown to the Kennedy Center.
Georgetown is one of several waterfront areas throughout the city undergoing renovation as a part of the D.C. government's plan to better utilize space along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.
The only obstacle to full beautification of the waterfront, many city officials have said, is the Whitehurst Freeway. Many believe the freeway divides Georgetown and think its removal would rid the area of an eyesore. A decision abut the freeway's fate will be made after the completion of an ongoing study of the freeway by the D.C. Department of Transportation.
Ruth Warner, who attended public meetings about the freeway last month on behalf of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, said many different options for the freeway's future are being examined. Some Foggy Bottom residents have come out against the freeway's destruction because they think it is unnecessary and would increase traffic on residential streets.
Other projects along the waterfront include the refurbishing of Thompson's Boat Center near the mouth of Rock Creek and the construction of a properly lighted, well-landscaped riverfront walkway that will create a continuous promenade from Georgetown to the Kennedy Center.
Georgetown is one of several waterfront areas throughout the city undergoing renovation as a part of the D.C. government's plan to better utilize space along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.
