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The Connecticut  Avenue"model" is kind of interesting if you know about Washington city planning, because it was planned with areas of apartment buildings, typically set back from the street with wide lawns, interspersed with districts of low-density retail (think Woodley, Cleveland Park, the area around Politics & Prose and Chevy Chase DC.  Really dense "mixed-use" wasn't really part of the equation.  The lawns and park-like setting for many of the apartments were so important, that they are considered part of the historic landmark if the buildings are landmarked (as the Kennedy-Warren, Broodmoor and many others are).   You see a bit of the Connecticut Avenue "model" with McLean Gardens and the Fannie Mae properties, where buildings are set back with green space.  Sidwell Friends and the new GDS campus do (or will) provide more green setback.  So, yes, the traditional Connecticut Avenue template is certainly a good one.[/quote]

They key difference is that Connecticut Avenue has the residential density along the avenue to somewhat support the retail nodes (except for the dying Cleveland Park). Without the same kind of residential density along Wisconsin Avenue, there will never be a fully realized retail environment. I suppose the dead space that GDS will create along Wisconsin Avenue fits the vision of those who oppose change to a tee.[/quote]

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