News Archive
Urban Turf: Parklets Sprout Up in the District, from NoMa to Georgetown
September 19, 2014
On Friday, pieces of asphalt around the District were cordoned off and transformed into oases — or at least, that was the idea. These mini parks, called parklets, were set up as part of PARK(ing) Day, the stated mission of which is to “call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat.”
CityBizList: Four Pop-Up Parks Coming to NoMa Friday
September 18, 2014
Four pop-up mini parks will be unveiled in NoMa Friday, Sept. 19, as part of Park(ing) Day, a global event in which metered parking spaces are transformed into temporary public parks.
Four organizations are creating mini parks:
East City Art: Semi-Finalists Announced for the NoMa Underpass Design Competition
June 18, 2014
The NoMa Parks Foundation announced the semi-finalists who have been invited to continue on to the next phase of the NoMa Underpass Design Competition.
The competition’s jury is comprised of Elizabeth Broun, the Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; architect and columnist Roger Lewis; local artist Robin Rose; George Hemphill, local art curator/gallery owner and founding member of the District of Columbia Arts Center; and Charles “Sandy” Wilkes, Chair of the NoMa Parks Foundation, which is the sponsor of the competition.
DCist: Photos: What D.C.-Based Semi-Finalists For the NoMa Underpass Project Have Done In The City
June 05, 2014
The NoMa Parks Foundation announced the nearly 50 semi-finalists, representing 14 countries, selected to compete for the chance to transform the neighborhood’s underpasses.
The goal is to take the four underpasses that connect the east and west sides of NoMa and turn them into public art spaces. Finalists will be selected this summer, and installation is scheduled to begin in 2015.
While there are many well-known international and national firms and artists in the running, we’re going to focus on the past work from local ones. You can see the full list here.
Greater Greater Washington: NoMa BID gets green cash for green space
April 17, 2014
DC will spend some green to get some green in NoMa. Mayor Gray recently authorized $50 million for new parks in the fast-growing neighborhood.
Mayor Vincent Gray recently signed a measure to let the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) spend $50 million in parks and public realm funds for the neighborhood.
The first of the parks is planned for the underpasses under the tracks approaching Union Station, on Florida Avenue and K, L, and M Streets NE. The NoMa Parks Foundation is evaluating at least four more sites for future green space in the area.
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