Restoring DC's Ancostia: A Tale Of Two Rivers

A plan to spruce up D.C.'s Anacostia River has some residents anxious. Slated for a grand renewal project... the area stands at the juncture of poverty and opportunity.

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March 18, 2006, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"In the southeast corner of Washington, D.C., the capital of the most powerful nation in history, lies a polluted, neglected neighborhood known as Anacostia.

...If plans move forward, it will one day be a showcase of urban design, with revitalized neighborhoods, verdant parks, rolling pedestrian and bicycle paths, and an occasional eagle soaring overhead -- in other words, a paradise. Today, Anacostia is more of a nightmare.

'Washington has always been a tale of two rivers, what you could call the white river and the black river,' says Jim Dougherty of the D.C. Sierra Club, who sits on the national board of directors."

FULL STORY: That'll Anacostia

Friday, March 17, 2006 in Grist Magazine

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