A project called "
Connect Barracks Row," organized by University of Maryland graduate students in a Community Planning class, is looking at how the portion of
Eighth Street between the Southeast Freeway and M Street, SE "can be developed to best benefit and connect the surrounding communities." To that end, they are having a community meeting on
Wednesday, Oct. 29, where they are hoping to get feedback and ideas on how to make this stretch more vibrant and pedestrian-friendly, and how to overcome the barrier that is the freeway. The meeting is at 7 pm at Friendship House, 619 D Street, SE--here's the
invitation flyer for more information.
UPDATE: And
here's the press release, for a bit more background.