{"id":301,"date":"2024-05-10T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/?p=301"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:34:04","slug":"police-and-fire-stations-land-use-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2024\/05\/10\/police-and-fire-stations-land-use-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Police and Fire Stations: Land Use &amp; Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>We&#8217;ve heard the Mayor&#8217;s planners, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dmped.dc.gov\/page\/1617U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">namely Daniel Lyons with DMPED<\/a><\/strong> say that the police and fire stations will come back to 1617 U Street in a redevelopment project that will bury them under hundreds of new housing units stacked on top.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s hard to fathom this especially in light of recent comments by Ward One and Ward Two Councilmembers (Nadeau and Pinto) suggesting that the police station may move, &#8220;it&#8217;s up to the agency.&#8221;\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Meanwhile, these Councilmembers are pushing the redevelopment of this 2-acre public site that risks displacement of these critically important first responders but they throw their hands up when asked.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><b>Here&#8217;s some short articles about the future of police stations around the nation:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schmidt-arch.com\/4-things-to-consider-when-designing-a-police-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Things to Consider When Designing a Police Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legat.com\/police-station-architecture-design-tips-part-2-site-selection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Station Architecture Design Tips: Part 2 (Site Selection) By Legat Architects \/\/ 03\/14\/2018 <br \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\" https:\/\/www.policechiefmagazine.org\/facility-design-for-community-engagement\/\">Great\u00a0 Police Station Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>And a little on fire stations:<\/b>\n<div style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/pas\/reports\/report98.htm\">Fire House Location Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkaec.com\/what-is-land-use-planning\/\">What Is Land Use Planning? 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