Our SoDo Phoenix, Meet & Mingle gathering for June was held last Thursday at the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center. There were a couple of items on the Agenda and we wanted to discuss those with our City Councilman, Michael Johnson.
The Councilman was very receptive to our ideas about wanting to see mixed-use zoning for Central Park as the new Urban Form Project zoning takes hold. Mixed-use zoning would allow small businesses like Art Studios, small Cafes, maybe Hair Salons, etc. to operate in the neighborhood, helping us to create a more lively, creative, neighborhood.
The other issue on the Agenda was the recent addition of Parking Meters on some of the streets in the Warehouse District between the railroad tracks and Lincoln. That discussion between residents and businesses on Buchanan Street will be continued with City Officials in the Streets Department.
Also, in attendance at the meeting was Tiffany Huisman, Assistant to the Mayor.
We got an update from Princess Crump, Executive Director at the GWCMCC about current construction projects happening at the Center, future vision, etc. Look for some more info about that on the SoDo Blog real soon. GWCMCC website
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