Well, there goes the view (Hearst Park and Pool)

[Anonymous]

They could paint a cool mural in the wall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Other than historic, there is no design review in DC. I don't know what architectural variances the PP is talking about.

It's also quite unattractive and has shared bathrooms--which is a really questionable decision.

Is this true? There is no way that in 2020 you would build new housing without private bathrooms. That just makes no design sense other than it might be less expensive to build.

But wouldn't the displaced families want a bit of privacy using the bathroom in the middle of the night? This can't be true. That would be the ultimate failure of woke compassion.

The hotels sound nicer now. Unbelievable.

The pool has shared bathrooms, not the shelter.

The shelter has shared bathrooms and a shared warming facility (no individual kitchens).

[Anonymous]

Brooks Center has shared bathrooms and a warming room to reheat food. There is no kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Great point!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

Difference between "should" and "will". Especially since the neighbirhood will do the work for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than historic, there is no design review in DC. I don't know what architectural variances the PP is talking about.

It's also quite unattractive and has shared bathrooms--which is a really questionable decision.

I thought that was a huge point of contention that caused many other plans to be scrapped? Shared bathrooms in family shelters creates a huge risk of abuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than historic, there is no design review in DC. I don't know what architectural variances the PP is talking about.

It's also quite unattractive and has shared bathrooms--which is a really questionable decision.

I thought that was a huge point of contention that caused many other plans to be scrapped? Shared bathrooms in family shelters creates a huge risk of abuse.

Well yeah, its an awful idea. Also shared heating food space. No kitchen? How about a kitchen and some cooking /nutrition classes. And before i get flamed, yes lot of young families nees some life skill training. Homeless no exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than historic, there is no design review in DC. I don't know what architectural variances the PP is talking about.

It's also quite unattractive and has shared bathrooms--which is a really questionable decision.

I thought that was a huge point of contention that caused many other plans to be scrapped? Shared bathrooms in family shelters creates a huge risk of abuse.

Well yeah, its an awful idea. Also shared heating food space. No kitchen? How about a kitchen and some cooking /nutrition classes. And before i get flamed, yes lot of young families nees some life skill training. Homeless no exception.

DC decided on dormitory-style shelters to cut costs and construction time, mainly because DC General was forced to close before the new shelters were going to be ready so they had to be built as quickly as possible. They mayor's office also said it decided on shared bathrooms to prevent families from becoming too established in the temporary shelters, whose purpose is not to become permanent housing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/more-dc-families-are-living-in-homeless-shelters-at-the-start-of-winter-than-ever-before--and-its-by-design/2015/10/31/0bcc5e9c-7f44-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than historic, there is no design review in DC. I don't know what architectural variances the PP is talking about.

It's also quite unattractive and has shared bathrooms--which is a really questionable decision.

I thought that was a huge point of contention that caused many other plans to be scrapped? Shared bathrooms in family shelters creates a huge risk of abuse.

Well yeah, its an awful idea. Also shared heating food space. No kitchen? How about a kitchen and some cooking /nutrition classes. And before i get flamed, yes lot of young families nees some life skill training. Homeless no exception.

DC decided on dormitory-style shelters to cut costs and construction time, mainly because DC General was forced to close before the new shelters were going to be ready so they had to be built as quickly as possible. They mayor's office also said it decided on shared bathrooms to prevent families from becoming too established in the temporary shelters, whose purpose is not to become permanent housing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/more-dc-families-are-living-in-homeless-shelters-at-the-start-of-winter-than-ever-before--and-its-by-design/2015/10/31/0bcc5e9c-7f44-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html

They dismantled sub par temporary housing to build sub par temporary housing. Gotta love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

LOL - the neighbors of Hearst Park only started paying attention to the park when the city proposed to improve it which will bring more people to their corner of CP.

That park has long been in poor shape with lots of litter and vines overtaking trees in the buffer between the soccer field and 37th Street and I mention those last two things because if the neighbors had cared all of these years they could have taken care of those things themselves. The tennis courts were also in poor shape and rarely swept (though they were also rarely used).

But of course people in CP don't do yard work or pick up trash.

I suspect the neighbors would prefer for the park to deteriorate (which is likely since DC is just terrible about maintaining anything it is responsible for) so they have cause to argue the pool should be closed which would get rid of anyone from outside of the neighborhood using their park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

LOL - the neighbors of Hearst Park only started paying attention to the park when the city proposed to improve it which will bring more people to their corner of CP.

That park has long been in poor shape with lots of litter and vines overtaking trees in the buffer between the soccer field and 37th Street and I mention those last two things because if the neighbors had cared all of these years they could have taken care of those things themselves. The tennis courts were also in poor shape and rarely swept (though they were also rarely used).

But of course people in CP don't do yard work or pick up trash.

I suspect the neighbors would prefer for the park to deteriorate (which is likely since DC is just terrible about maintaining anything it is responsible for) so they have cause to argue the pool should be closed which would get rid of anyone from outside of the neighborhood using their park.

I don't think you understand sarcasm? The park should have been maintained by the city in the past, and should be in the future. The fact that you noticed the city slacked doesn't bode well for future maintenance. I very much doubt anyone wants it to become an unusable eyesore, but continue on with your Grinchy neighbor conspiracy theories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

LOL - the neighbors of Hearst Park only started paying attention to the park when the city proposed to improve it which will bring more people to their corner of CP.

That park has long been in poor shape with lots of litter and vines overtaking trees in the buffer between the soccer field and 37th Street and I mention those last two things because if the neighbors had cared all of these years they could have taken care of those things themselves. The tennis courts were also in poor shape and rarely swept (though they were also rarely used).

But of course people in CP don't do yard work or pick up trash.

I suspect the neighbors would prefer for the park to deteriorate (which is likely since DC is just terrible about maintaining anything it is responsible for) so they have cause to argue the pool should be closed which would get rid of anyone from outside of the neighborhood using their park.

^ don't drop trash. Fixed that for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could paint a cool mural in the wall

Something tells me there is going to be a very robust "friends of hearst park" to keep the park + facility planted and maintained.

Those groups don’t always last and often can’t sustain interest or financial
support long term. Landscaping maintenance is expensive. The city is building the pool and needs to make sure the area is well maintained.

LOL - the neighbors of Hearst Park only started paying attention to the park when the city proposed to improve it which will bring more people to their corner of CP.

That park has long been in poor shape with lots of litter and vines overtaking trees in the buffer between the soccer field and 37th Street and I mention those last two things because if the neighbors had cared all of these years they could have taken care of those things themselves. The tennis courts were also in poor shape and rarely swept (though they were also rarely used).

But of course people in CP don't do yard work or pick up trash.

I suspect the neighbors would prefer for the park to deteriorate (which is likely since DC is just terrible about maintaining anything it is responsible for) so they have cause to argue the pool should be closed which would get rid of anyone from outside of the neighborhood using their park.

I don't live at the park, but I am not sure what you are talking about. If you have been following Hearst Park or CP for the last 20 years, the water issue with that park has been a constant fight with the city. Just check out Youtube. There are dozens of videos of neighbors houses being flooded out because of the weird water situation at that park.

The swampy soccer field has been a constant source of complaints. The mosquitos there are legendary.

Anyway, it sounds like you simply want to chime in on something that you only know about anecdotally.