Character Area 8: Olive Street Industrial Area Strengths • Access to the existing rail line. • Access in the area from both Kenilworth and Eastern Avenues. Weaknesses • Poor visual quality. • Lack of buffer between residential and industrial uses. Opportunities • • • •
Improve buffer of residential areas. Increase urban tree cover. Stormwater retrofits and stream buffer planting to improve water quality. Limit truck traffic adjacent to residential uses.
Character Area 9: Eastern Avenue Residential Weaknesses • Isolated residential area. • Lack of buffer from adjacent industrial uses. • Truck traffic adjacent to residential uses. Opportunities • Improve buffer of residential areas. • Limit truck traffic adjacent to residential uses.
Character Area 10: Anacostia Waterfront Open Space Strengths • Extensive area of open space. • Trail access to existing park areas. Weaknesses • Adjacent heavy industrial uses. Opportunities • Connection to Anacostia River Trail linking area to Washington, D.C. and regional trail network. In addition, a priority has been assigned to each character area. • Priority 1: short-term opportunity for improvements • Priority 2: mid-term opportunity for improvements • Priority 3: long-term opportunity for improvements
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