Farragut Houses Getting Greenery, Bike Lanes
On the way to the office yesterday, we passed these trees being delivered to the Farragut Houses in Vinegar Hill. The delivery men told us they were for the grounds of complex; a little digging revealed that this is part of a larger initiative among DOT, the Tenants Association, Council Member James and Reverend Taylor…
On the way to the office yesterday, we passed these trees being delivered to the Farragut Houses in Vinegar Hill. The delivery men told us they were for the grounds of complex; a little digging revealed that this is part of a larger initiative among DOT, the Tenants Association, Council Member James and Reverend Taylor to modify the surrounding streets of Sands, Navy and Gold with medians, bike lanes and trees.
It’s not a competition, but I had a bottle thrown over my head, which shattered against a building on York Street, raining glass down on me. I decided not to rent that Vinegar Hill loft. It, ehm, wasn’t that I was scared, but, umm, I didn’t think my girlfriend would live there.
The pedestrian bridge over Ashland Place isn’t Farragut; it’s Whitman/Ingersoll.
I can (unfortunately) one up both of you! I had fire crackers thrown down at me one hot summer night…about two years ago, from that same footbridge that goes across navy street while on my bike.
Every since then, I totally avoid that death trap at night. In fact, I now avoid that whole area at night.
I’ve also had rocks thrown at me — in my case, they were thrown from the footbridge crossing Ashland/Navy between Myrtle and Park as I rode my bike up Ashland/Navy.
Not sure of Brownstoner’s source for who is behind the “larger initiative.” The Farragut Tenants Association opposed the Sands Street bike lane and median. The tenants association and Rev. Taylor’s church have also been obstructionists regarding other city efforts in the area. I don’t, however, begrudge them their trees.
Perhaps I was fooled by the sign that proclaims, “Welcome to Farragut Houses: A Wonderful Community.”
But seriously, people are always milling about outside and seem to be having a good time. No rowdy teenagers. Nothing that makes me feel uncomfortable. Sometimes people even greet me when I walk past.
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it seems like such a pleasant community.
alol
art salt, you should have just thrown a rock back. why do people take stuff like that? i know it could be dangerous to fight back, but still..
the trees is a great thing tho.
*rob*
Art Salt — Seriously??!!
Admittedly I’ve only passed the Farragut houses on weekend days, but I’ve always been surprised that it seems like such a pleasant community. Hmm.
yes, planting trees is a good thing. I think Tish James is awesome. However, getting rocks thrown at me while I’m riding bike past the houses pisses me off (this has happened after day light savings time has ended and it’s dark but before dinner time.)…and that reminds me that I saw my first dead body (with a bullet wound) in front of the Farragut houses.
that’s terrific!
those look like nice trees!
it took the BHA about three tortured years to buy thirty street trees, not as nice as these, and plunk them in empty pits around the neighborhood. Glad to see the Farragut houses are greening up, good for them.
another good deed for trish james (the non-yassky).