tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post1964609681601569185..comments2023-10-22T10:53:07.976-04:00Comments on 14th & You: Arts District Branding Initiative: Update on Banner Designs14th & Youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-9580806870132725752011-02-19T11:41:09.553-05:002011-02-19T11:41:09.553-05:00Anon: the Arts District budget is posted on their ...Anon: the Arts District budget is posted on their website--you can go there to see how the funds were allocated. http://www.dcartsdistrict.org/brandbudget.pdfMr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-87220583454899234422011-02-18T18:32:31.923-05:002011-02-18T18:32:31.923-05:00I went to the meetings. Which suggestions, if any,...I went to the meetings. Which suggestions, if any, were implemented? Now we're living with the banners, which look pathetic. Could you please post how the $200000 was spent, please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-16038758461360843642010-11-15T15:03:41.292-05:002010-11-15T15:03:41.292-05:00"Mid City" is soooooo much better than &..."Mid City" is soooooo much better than "U Street/Shaw/Logan"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-64461436846589676222010-11-13T01:05:23.921-05:002010-11-13T01:05:23.921-05:00Is there are bigger word than huge?
Until I can th...Is there are bigger word than huge?<br />Until I can think of one I'll just agree..."HUGE waste of money".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-68602979761002281872010-11-12T13:37:05.521-05:002010-11-12T13:37:05.521-05:00These banners are absolutely hideous. They look l...These banners are absolutely hideous. They look like bad day glo posters that you would find in a head shop circa 1973. I would be embarrassed to have these hang in my neighborhood.<br /><br />I agree with the other commenters that this undertaking is a huge waste of taxpayer money.Unhingednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-54744607759006802662010-11-11T12:08:15.010-05:002010-11-11T12:08:15.010-05:00Kendall, the money for this project has already be...Kendall, the money for this project has already been committed and much of it already spent. The time to "reconsider" this initiative has long since passed. If you're unhappy with the designs, you can register your thoughts through the project's website. Also, there have been two public meetings held which you could have attended and where these designs were shown and discussed. As I was in attendance, I can tell you that the comments received from the public were taken recorded and are being considered.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-3600344422310145932010-11-11T11:11:32.243-05:002010-11-11T11:11:32.243-05:00Sorry. Too, boring. Branding experts? I don'...Sorry. Too, boring. Branding experts? I don't think so. Please reconsider this boondoggle while there's still time.Kendallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-42231772818408565912010-11-10T11:04:02.589-05:002010-11-10T11:04:02.589-05:00not really blown away by any of the designs.
what...not really blown away by any of the designs.<br /><br />what i'm really blown away by is the fact that we've blown $200,000 in Neighborhood Improvement Fund grants to design a banner program, with no plans on how to sustain or pay for it after the grant monies run out.<br /><br />imagine what real and substantial changes we could have done in our neighborhood with $200,000: a new playground for Harrison Recreation Center, streetscape improvements, grants for public safety and quality of life programs, the list almost writes itself.dcvoterboynoreply@blogger.com