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URL:https://www.laigw.org/events/may-tour-of-union-market-district/
SUMMARY:May Tour of Union Market District
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nLAIGW is having a walking tour of the Union Market Distri
 ct.\n\nClick here to get tickets.\n\nProgram Description\n\nLAIGW is hosti
 ng a tour of the Union Market District! This tour replaces our traditional
  luncheon meeting for May. The tour will be led by Bill Caldwell\, Chief D
 evelopment Officer at Edens. The tour will be followed by a happy hour for
  participants at a Union Market location. Information on a specific gather
 ing place the day of the tour will be sent prior to the event\, as well as
  the location for the happy hour.\n\nAfter falling into disrepair in the 1
 980s and 1990s\, the Union Market District is being revived. as a destinat
 ion for restaurant and nightlife\, and high-rise apartments\, office build
 ing\, retail and entertainment options are being developed to complement t
 he focal point of Union Market.\n\nUnion Market was formally known as Unio
 n Terminal Market . It became an important part of the Washington food inf
 rastructure to feed a growing city population. It featured retail and whol
 esales stores as well as a farmers' market. The market ran into trouble wi
 th the city in the 1960s due to its failure to comply with sanitation and 
 safety standards. A new building was completed in 1967 to replace the orig
 inal market\, and is today the food hall carrying the name "Union Market".
 \n\nThe Union Market Historic District was designated in 2016. In 2017 the
  Office of Planning and District of Columbia Department of Transportation 
 developed Florida Market (Union Market) streetscape guidelines that shape 
 public space for all streets in the market and those that define its bound
 ary.\n\nTo learn more about the history of the area\, follow this link: ht
 tps://unionmarketdc.com/history/\n\nPresenter Bio\n\nBill Caldwell leads t
 he Development team at EDENS. His expertise has transformed the company’
 s approach to all aspects of development and design\, from master planning
  to sustainability.\n\nBill has more than 35 years of experience in develo
 pment\, master planning\, urban design and architecture. At EDENS\, Bill
 ’s vision for building and enriching communities touches all these aspec
 ts. He brings unique accountability to EDENS by integrating development\, 
 planning\, entitlement\, design and construction. Bill is an AICP Certifie
 d Planner and LEED Accredited Professional\, leading EDENS’ sustainabili
 ty initiatives since the Taskforce was established in 2008.\n\nPrior to jo
 ining EDENS\, Bill led RTKL’s Urban Design Practice based in Washington\
 , DC\, and practiced urban design and architecture in Germany for seven ye
 ars. He is Chair of the Board of Directors for Montgomery Housing Partners
 hip (MHP) and a member of Urban Land Institute (ULI). Bill received a Mast
 ers and Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Miami and a Bachel
 or of Science in Design Architecture from Arizona State University.\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\nTransportation and Parking\n\nUnion Market is located at 1309 5th S
 t NE (The Market)\n\nAmple parking available through-out Union Market Dist
 rict\n\nMetrorail Directions: Take the Red Line to the NoMA-Gallaudet U st
 op. Turn right on Florida Avenue NE. Turn Left on 4th Street NE or 5th Str
 eet NE to enter Union Market District.\n\nBus Access: Union Market Distric
 t is accessible by the U St-Garfield Metrobus lines (90\, 92 and 93). Bus 
 stops are located on the north and south side of the 400 block of Florida 
 Avenue NE with service to Adams Morgan going west and Anacostia heading so
 uth.\n\n\n
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