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From YouTube: 4MRV Community Forum Presentations Part 2 | 2016
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On Sept. 21, 2016, the 4MRV Working Group hosted a Community Forum where Working Group members, residents and business owners shared their thoughts about the future of Four Mile Run Valley, including ideas for changes over the long term, preliminary redevelopment plans or ideas for your property/business, suggested recreational goals/needs and any other ideas.
A
However,
I
believe
there
is
enough
room
enough
in
the
four
mile
run
valley
study
area
for
a
variety
wide
variety
of
uses.
I
also
believe
passionately
that
the
best
most
exciting
and
forward-thinking
future
for
this
neighborhood
lies
in
the
vision
for
a
vibrant
multi-use
parks,
recreation
and
arts
district.
A
A
A
A
They
would
have
a
chance
to
stroll,
through
the
newly
renovated
jenny
dean
park,
learn
about
the
history
and
legacy
of
the
stream
and
the
many
diverse
and
culturally
rich
neighborhoods.
It
connects
dine
in
shirlington
village,
catch
a
show
at
theater
on
the
run
and
cap
it
all
off
with
a
drink
at
new
district,
brewing
company
or
dessert
and
coffee
at
the
that
new
cafe.
A
That
I
know,
is
just
about
to
open
any
minute
now
on
south
oakland
street
or
nelson
street,
as
our
friend
kathy
freshly
and
others
have
suggested
the
abandoned
and
soon
to
be
renovated.
Industrial
buildings
in
this
area
are
rife
with
potential
as
badly
needed,
affordable
housing
and
studio
space
for
artists
and
others
who
give
back
to
arlington
community
in
innumerable
ways.
A
National
organizations
such
as
art,
space
and
government
agencies,
such
as
the
national
endowment
for
the
arts,
are
increasingly
lending
their
support
to
the
idea
of
creative
place
making.
In
my
opinion,
south
arlington
is
perfectly
poised
for
such
a
designation
and
the
economic
and
cultural
benefits
that
will
accrue.
A
Many
communities
across
the
country
have
been
positively
transformed
by
such
efforts
as
anyone
who
has
seen,
for
example,
the
brookland
art
space
lofts
in
northeast
dc
or
the
gateway
arts
district
in
hyattsville
can
attest
a
new
four
mile
run.
Valley,
recreation
and
arts
district
would
have
a
distinct
advantage
over
even
these
celebrated
models,
as
it
would
represent
a
unique
nexus
of
nature,
recreational
activities,
visual
and
performing
arts
in
a
single
aesthetically,
beautiful
and
pedestrian
friendly
neighborhood.
A
C
D
Retired
from
the
us
department
of
education,
I
pronounced
my
name
in
spanish,
and
everybody
assumes
I
just
got
here,
but
about
18
years
ago,
walter,
tejala,
lenny,
gonzalez
porsche
clark
and
several
other
folks
from
noc
and
the
latino
community
decided.
We
had
to
do
something
by
the
way.
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
sherlock
employment
education
center
the
day
labor
center.
Here
insurance
we
got
together.
D
We
said
we
got
to
do
something
about
the
200
or
so
immigrants
that
are
right
by
the
dunbar
homes,
with
your
african-american
community,
let's
figure
out
a
way
of
how
to
humanely
move
them
from
there
and
hopefully
find
employment.
So
they
can
move
on
with
their
lives,
but
do
it
in
a
humane
way
and
that's
how
we
started
with
the
support
of
the
county
and
we
had
one
person
the
first
time
and
right
now
we
have
four
full-time
people.
D
And
one
of
the
things
that
I
try
to
tell
folks
is
that
our
staff
is
there
to
see
how
we
can
humanely
work
with
folks
that
are
coming
to
this
country
who
are
chasing
the
american
dream,
like
all
the
everybody
else,
and
help
them
in
a
humane
way
to
get
their
feet
on
the
ground
and
move
on.
And
we
know
the
immigration
of
fiasco
in
congress
and
everything
has
created
total
turmoil
to
the
immigrant
community.
D
But
nevertheless
there
are
some
of
them
that
are
in
the
process
of
becoming
legal
and
getting
the
papers
and
moving
on,
in
others.
Finding
employment
and
I'm
not
going
to
pursue
how
they're
doing
that.
But
all
they
need
is
just
an
opportunity
and
helping
hand,
and
I
just
say
that
it's
such
a
delight
to
be
in
arlington,
where
everybody's
pitching
in-
and
I
realized
that
for
some,
especially
homeowners
that
might
live
in
the
area.
There's
kind
of
a
an
eyesore
see
all
these
guys
congregated
over
there.
D
D
There
are
folks
that
are
looking
for
places
where
people
congregate
and
they
come
in
there
bring
in
their
their
personal
life
vices
and
everything
else,
and
it's
our
job
to
ensure
that
we
call
in
the
police,
if
need
be
when
they
get
out
of
hand,
and
we
try
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is,
is
going
to
cooperate
and
behave
accordingly
in
a
proper
manner.
We've
told
folks
time
and
again
that
if
there's
anybody
that
is
out
there
creating
a
problem,
please
let
us
know
we
want
to
be
very
good
neighbors.
D
We
want
to
be
responsive.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everything
we
do
is
in
a
humane
manner,
but
we
want
to
be
fair,
but
we
also
want
to
be
firm
in
how
we
conduct
our
business
and
some
people
don't
believe
that
there
are
rules
applied
to
them
and
then
we
say
well
that's
time
that
they
ought
to
move
on
and
that's
when
we
bring
in
the
police
and
and
we
have
and
we
put
and
we
banned
those
individuals
from
that
area.
D
Now
I
realize
it's
not
a
perfect
process
that
we
have
there
and
some
people
didn't
even
realize
that
there
were
staff
out
there,
but
we
do
have.
The
office
is
open
from
seven
in
the
morning
to
11
in
the
morning
and
the
reason
we
close
it
at
11,
we
figure,
if
you
haven't,
found
a
job,
it's
time
for
you
to
move
on
to
something
else.
If
we
had
it
open
until
five
in
the
afternoon,
I'm
sure
we'd
have
people
there.
D
B
F
F
I
do
hope
that
we're
also
thinking
about
parking
as
it
relates
to
how
it
integrates
with
shirlington,
so
not
using
our
limited
open
space
to
build
more
parking,
but
to
integrate
that
and
also
learning
from
the
issues
that
are
going
on
with
bluemont
right
now
of
creating
really
flexible
space
so
that
we're
not
fencing,
fencing
things
often
and
making
it
limited.
So.
Finally,
thank
you.
C
C
C
We
only
have
as
of
right.
Now
we
have
the
barcroft.
We
have
barcroft
and
the
and
the
gunston
bubble
and
the
as
you
probably,
as
you
know,
barcroft
is
about
to
go
away
as
they
renovate
it
for
other
uses,
leaving
just
the
bubble
which,
if
you've
ever
been
in
it,
it's
a
tiny
space.
It's
pretty
antiquated.
C
It
has
a
little
bit
of
a
stink
and
you
only
can
get
so
many
there's
not
enough
space.
So
we
really
so
we
really
need
more
indoor
space
for
players
to
play.
You
know
most
arlington
families
are
now
traveling
to
the
up
to
dulles
or
someplace
south
of
the
beltway
to
play.
It
would
be
nice
to
have
some
space
in
arlington
to
keep
them
here.
C
C
You
could
think
about
this
as
a
two-win
situation,
yeah
the
the
idea
of
an
indoor
space
with
a
grass
with
a
turf
field
on
the
top,
thus
increasing
our
ability
to
use
space
both
in
in
the
fall
and
spring
as
well,
because
as
bait
as
the
baseball
folks
talked
about
the
same
issue,
we
have
the
same
types
of
issues
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
use.
The
space
asa
had
previously
actually
had
talked
about
trying
to
do
some
sort
of
in
winter
space
that
fell
through.
C
G
Hi,
my
name
is
marion
jordan.
I
am
a
long-term
resident
of
this
area.
I
live
in
the
wingate
one
condo
and
I'm
also
an
active
volunteer
in
our
parks,
particularly
barcroft
and
ali
free,
where
I've
worked
in
partnership
with
parks
and
recs
and
as
a
member
of
the
arlington
regional
master
naturalist,
to
pull
out
tons
of
invasives
and
help
restore
habitat,
planting
native
trees,
plants
and
shrubs,
so
heard
lots
of
great
ideas.
G
Tonight
I
really
want
to
highlight
the
importance
of
using
this
project
as
an
opportunity
to
protect
and
restore
natural
habitat
in
the
stream
valley
area.
So
the
current
site
is
heavily
infested
with
invasives.
We
need
to
pull
those
out
and
put
in
native
trees,
shrubs
other
plants.
Currently
in
arlington,
our
natural
areas
are
so
limited.
G
G
I
also
want
to
emphasize
that
this
project
area,
while
that
we
know
the
boundaries
it's
closely
linked
to
areas
upstream
and
downstream.
It
is
a
stream
and
a
valley
upstream
barcroft
has
a
globally
rare
wetland
and
a
lot
of
natural
habitat,
which
we've
worked
very
hard
to
improve
downstream
alexandria,
has
just
invested
tons
of
resources
to
improve
habitat
in
their
part
of
the
stream.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
actually
helping
the
overall
stream
value
valley
as
we
progress.
G
In
addition,
I
also
want
to
just
note
as
a
private
property
as
a
member
of
private
property,
we
are
being
impacted
by
the
intensity
of
the
invasives
in
the
area.
It
is
actually
damaging
our
property
and
we
have
to
invest
our
time
and
resources
to
get
lesser,
salandine,
silk,
dress
and
porcelain,
very
off
of
our
land,
so
improving
the
situation
in
the
valley
will
help
with
that.
G
B
H
Right,
yeah
good
evening,
I'll
better
raise
this
up.
We
have
copies
of
the
statement
over
here
with
my
associate
george
tyler.
My
name
is
keith
oberg,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
bikes
for
the
world,
I'm
a
30-year
arlington
resident,
I'm
also
the
a
co-founder
and
former
board
of
directors.
Member
of
phoenix
youth
bike
shop,
which
is
close
by
in
the
four
mile
run
valley.
H
We
were
very
much
supportive
of
a
number
of
cycling
initiatives.
Improving
the
intersection
at
at
shirlington
road
use
are
the
possibility
of
a
mountain
bike
facility,
a
pump
track
and
other
activities
at
jenny
dean
park,
but
speaking
more
broadly,
this
is
a
historic
transportation
corridor,
with
the
railroad
currently
with
two
parallel
bike
paths.
H
B
H
Bike
share:
the
problems
on
on
metro
has
just
led
to
increasing
cycling,
both
for
recreation
commuting
and
just
going
about
your
daily
lives,
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
put
there
are
different
visions
of
where
this
area
can
go.
But
I
think
we
also
have
to
put
a
vision
of
this
as
a
as
a
cycling
area
and
the
cycling
community
needs
to
be
represented,
and
there
are
lots
of
things
that
can
go
in
that
represent
the
interest
of
the
cycling
community.
H
Someone
mentioned
earlier
that
with
the
dog
park,
there
are
a
number
of
of
businesses
that
have
arisen
that
serve
the
dog,
loving
community.
Well,
the
same
for
you
know
if
you
have
a
pump
track,
if
you
have
cyclists
doing
recreation,
a
program
like
phoenix
youth
bike
shop
provides
a
very
important
service.
There
are
a
few
community
organizations.
Bikes
for
the
world
has
won.
H
I
can't
speak
on
behalf
of
phoenix,
but
these
are
two
organizations
that
provide
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
learn
about
cycling
and
a
lot
of
community
service
opportunities
for
young
people
and
for
the
general
community,
and
they
have
needs
in
terms
of
of
space,
to
work
with
volunteers
and
for
storage.
So
I'd
like
to
throw
that
out
as
a
part
of
articulating
a
vision
for
cycling
as
an
integral
part
of
the
four
mile
run
community
and
linking
it
really
to
the
broader
arlington
community.
H
This
area
is
going
to
be
it.
It
has
a
part,
that's
park
and
it
has
a
part
that
is
light
industrial
and
that's
going
to
continue
for
a
long
time
to
see
a
100
percent
change
in
a
few
years
is
probably
unrealistic
and
one
thing
that
that
programs
like
phoenix
and
bikes
for
the
world
is
that
that's
sort
of
a
bridge
and
it's
sort
of
we
have
evolving
needs
in
the
light
industrial
warehousing
or
in
the
community
that
the
light
industrial
warehouse
area
will
be
serving,
and
it
can
be
the
dog
businesses.
H
I
Good
evening,
everybody
friends
neighbors
as
a
subject
matter,
expert
on
walking
between
a
four
mile
run
and
you
know
getting
to
the
bus
station
or
to
grab
a
beer
and
not
wanting
to
get
hit
by
a
car
at
the
good
old
brewery.
I
just
want
to
speak
for
a
minute
to
really
highlight
this.
The
safety
issues
that
are
surrounding
that
all
that's
going
on
in
that
quarter,
square
mile
between
four
mile
run
and
arlington
mill
just
between
the
industrial
vehicles,
whether
people
are
providing
employment
or
seeking
employment.
I
I
think
it's
totally
doable,
but
just
one
other
thought
too.
The
the
vulcan
reps
left,
but
I
was
in
pittsburgh
in
the
shadyside
neighborhood
recently
and
there
was
an
old
cement
plant
that
was
painted.
You
know
a
very
attractive
color.
It
was
like
a
dirt,
a
burnt
red
color.
You
know,
I
think
it
could
use
a
you
know
a
little
bit
of
of
a
makeover.
I
I
With
with
with
rusted
paint
and
all
that,
so
that's
a
thought
too,
and
I
think
it
actually
could
make
it
look
aesthetically
better.
I
don't
have
much
more
to
add
just
really
appreciating
all
the
the
thing,
the
things
that
could
be
contributed
to
the
neighborhood
rearranging
certain
things
to
make
it
make
more
sense.
You
know
maybe
industrial
areas
in
one
area
of
stride,
395
and
more
of
the
new
business
ideas
and
open
areas
along
the
four
mile
run.
Creek
just
sounds
like
a
really
great
idea,
really
glad
to
see
it
happening.
I
E
Hi
everyone
I
got
by
in
school,
believing
incurring
the
favor
of
the
teacher,
so
I
promise
to
try
not
to
repeat
as
much
as
I
can.
I
don't
want
to
get
points
deducted,
but
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
jane
franklin
dance,
which
is
a
local
arts
organization
on
behalf
of
some
of
the
other
arts
organizations
in
the
area.
E
So
just
kind
of
things
that
haven't
been
talked
about
before
and
to
hit
home
is
that
south
arlington
is
is
home
to
mostly
diverse
residents
in
comparison
to
other
places
in
arlington,
and
so
I
think
that
that's
something
that
we're
really
trying
to
preserve
and
the
arts
helps
with
that.
So
in
terms
of
values,
diversity
and
inclusion,
access
and
affordability
and
sort
of
an
offbeatness
or
edginess
that
I
think,
makes
south
arlington
particularly
unique
and
attracts
people
attracts
businesses
attracts
residents.
E
You
know
communicating
with
and
working
with
people
who
have
low
low
mobility,
who
have
english
as
a
second
language
needs
special
needs
immigrants
and
then
even
dogs,
so
jane
franklin
dance.
We
did,
we
did
a
thing
called,
I
think
we're
still
doing
it,
but
it's
with
with
dogs
and
passersby
so
hitting
home
with
that.
It's
really-
and
I
hate
this
word,
but
a
synergistic
kind
of
thing.
E
Any
of
the
arts
ideas
that
have
been
presented-
and
I
have
a
lot
of
things
up
on
these-
these
slides
that
rick
is
so
richard
is
generous
to
put
up,
but
all
of
the
arts
ideas
can
be
integrated
with
a
lot
of
the
other
ideas
going
on,
and
it's
certainly
not
an
attempt
to
push
people
out.
It's
an
attempt
to
bring
people
in
and
a
lot
of
them
can
be
done
sort
of
immediately
and
in
tandem.
So
that's
it
I'm
sorry
to
keep
you
all
late,
but
I
appreciate
your
time.
Okay,.
J
J
This
process
has
been
appropriately
criticized,
quite
often
as
being
too
energy
intensive
and
when
I
first
got
introduced
into
this
in
a
serious
way.
I
started
looking
at
this
about
two
years
ago
and
said:
yeah
we
can
reduce
energy
consumption.
Quite
significantly,
that's
what
this
project
is
going
to
be
looking
at.
I
feel
that
we
can
reach
at
least
a
50
percent
reduction
and
potentially
maybe
up
to
an
80
percent
reduction
and
the
last
kicker
is.
I
would
like
to
make
it
net
energy
zero
by
running
it
off
of
soft
municipal
organic
waste.
J
As
I
started
to
get
into
this,
I
discovered
about
two
months
ago
that
there
was
a
initiative
started
by
lawrence
berkeley
laboratories
on
the
bay
area
and
I've
been
in
communication
with
this
them.
Our
emphasis
is
similar,
but
a
slightly
different,
and
we
are
looking
at
ways
to
coordinate
our
efforts.