The Bike Estate - 1900 Half Street SW Adds Vehicle Parking but Still Provides an Adequete Number of Bike Amenities

Rendering of changes to 1900 Half SW and adjacent bicycle and pedestrian trails
(Douglas Development Corporation)

The Bike Estate scours local blogs and government websites for information about bike facilities in new, recently opened, or planned residential or commercial buildings. The following is recently-filed development applications with the D.C. Zoning Commission.

According to UrbanTurf, Douglas Development’s Buzzard Point Project will add additional residential units and parking spaces to its Southwest Waterfront project at 1900 Half Street SW.

The application to the D.C. Zoning Commission requests an increase in the number of vehicle parking spaces from 246 to 280 as a result of an increase in the number of certain amenities for some residences. They also propose to increase the total number of affordable housing units from 10 to 11.

Regarding bicycling amenities, the plan includes 217 bike parking spaces, with 159 residential interior and 22 residential exterior space; and 29 retail interior and 7 spaces retail exterior spaces. The current riverwalk design, which includes accessible green space, bicycle and pedestrian paths remain unchanged.

The architectural plan shows most of the secure bike parking is located on the ground level, near many of the project's amenities. Also shown in a bike repair station.

Below are renderings of the 10 foot bike and pedestrian trails. Plans suggest that that bike trail would connect with the current Anacostia Riverwalk trail and the new protected bike lane that runs next to the D.C. United Soccer stadium.