"Walking Tour Series: The Wharf, www.wharfdc.com
Saturday, June 30, 2012
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Please join CNU DC for a tour and discussion of the city's largest waterfront redevelopment project, The Wharf. The tour will be led by Elinor Bacon, owner of E.R. Bacon Development, and a partner in Hoffman-Madison Waterfront, the developer selected to redevelop the Waterfront.
The Wharf covers 27 acres of land and about the same area of harbor, on the Washington Channel, at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. This mixed-use redevelopment will add three million square feet of retail, residential, hotel, office, and cultural amenities, such as parks, piers, a music hall, and convention space, to the city.
The walking tour will feature a discussion of the wharf's history, it's development process, design techniques, and guiding urban development principles. A hallmark of the project is its seamless integration with the city's Modernist Southwest neighborhood. Learn how the project will incorporate water taxis along the rivers, a waterfront promenade, a planned pedestrian-oriented bridge towards the National Mall, and blend with neighboring buildings and the Arena Stage.
This tour is limited to the first 25 registrants.
Tour fee: $10 members, students and seniors, $20 nonmember. RSVP to Lee Sobel by email or call 202-489-8812 (cell).
Directions:
By Metro: Take the Green Line to the Waterfront Metro Station. Take M Street SW, and head east until it becomes Maine Avenue SW. Go northeast to 7th Street SW, and make a left at The Wharf. Or take the Green or Yellow Line to L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Follow 7th Street SW into The Wharf. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW.
By Capital Bikeshare: There is a docking station at 7th & Water Street SW. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW.
By car: Click here for a map of the neighborhood and driving directions. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW."
Directions:
By Metro: Take the Green Line to the Waterfront Metro Station. Take M Street SW, and head east until it becomes Maine Avenue SW. Go northeast to 7th Street SW, and make a left at The Wharf. Or take the Green or Yellow Line to L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Follow 7th Street SW into The Wharf. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW.
By Capital Bikeshare: There is a docking station at 7th & Water Street SW. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW.
By car: Click here for a map of the neighborhood and driving directions. Meet at the trailer office located at 690 Water Street, SW."
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