Press Advisory for Immediate Release October 31, 2005 District Seeks Community Input on Old Convention Center Site Master Plan (Washington, DC) On Tuesday, November 8, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, in partnership with Hines/Archstone-Smith, will host The Old Convention Center Site: Masterplan Alternatives for a New Downtown Neighborhood. This is the first community workshop to solicit input into the master planning for the city’s Old Convention Center Site. After an initial project overview, participants will visit stations organized by issues. These stations will provide information on affordable housing, jobs, traffic, parking, open space, retail, the new central library project, green building, and environmental issues, as well as alternatives for the overall layout of the site. WHAT: Community Design Workshop   WHO:  Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Hines/Archstone-Smith Foster & Partners, Shalom Baranes Associates   WHEN:  Tuesday, November 8, 2005 6 pm - 9 pm   WHERE Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW Washington, DC