Positioning Big City Planning Departments

2011 APA National Planning ConferenceApril 10, 2011

Harriet TregoningDC Office of Planning

Regional Population: 5,476,241

DC Population: 601,723

718,000 jobs

68 square miles (only 43% is taxable)

20% of the city is parks and open space

Mean Household Income: $90,580

47% have college or post-graduate experience

81% have access to internet

3rd largest office market in the country

2nd largest rail transit system

5th largest bus network in the United States

Washington, D.C. at a Glance

Streetcar Study

• Accommodate more than 147,000 daily trips by 2030

• Connects more people to jobs, services and amenities

• Unlocks development opportunity where it is lagging

• Expands value of established development and transit resources

• Complements existing and emerging transportation choices – Metro, bikeshare, carsharing, walking etc.

Streetcar connects more neighborhoods to jobs

Criteria based on:• Population density• Current transit access to jobs • Walkable proximity to Streetcar

Maryland Avenue SW Plan 4/6/11 Draft User Survey Results

• OP launched an 11-question survey from 3/22 to 4/6 to obtain feedback from users around the study area.

• OP organized 4 site visits to L’Enfant Plaza Metro + VRE Station to survey users.

• OP received over 450 responses. A sample of findings follow.

Survey flyer

Maryland Avenue SW Plan 4/6/11 Draft User Survey Results

What do you like most about this part of the city?Proximity to Mall and Waterfront 39.4%Variety of transit options 32.6%I do not like this part of the city 13.2%Easy to get to by car 10.6%It is quiet 4.2%

What would most encourage you to live in this part of the city?If there were neighborhood amenities 25.1%I would not live here 23% Proximity to work 21.8%If there were affordable housing 19.2%Proximity to Mall and Waterfront 7.6%If public spaces were improved 1.9%Variety of transit options 1.4%

Why do you frequent this part of the city: I work nearby 88.5% I live nearby 8% I am visiting 3.5%

How do you typically get to this part of the city (select all that apply)?

Metro 71.4%SOV 24.2%Walk 17%Metrobus 10.9%Bike 9%VRE 7.2%HOV 7%Commuter Bus 6.1%Circulator 5.5%Amtrak/MARC 2%

Inclusionary Zoning

• Applies to new construction of 10 units or more

• Requires between 8% and 12.5% of units to be affordable

• Units targeted to households earning less than 50% and 80% of AMI

• 20% Bonus Density with height and lot occupancy adjustments in some zones

• Minimum Development Standards

• Relief through Board of Zoning Adjustment special exceptions and variances

• Federal facilities consume more than 2,780 acres of land

• Federal and local government facilities: more than 10 % of the District’s land mass; all tax exempt

• In strategically located places, particularly along our waterfront (SW Waterfront, Poplar Point, Hill East)

Leveraging Under-Used Federal Lands

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Saint Elizabeths

Principled Redevelopment Planning

Comprehensive

Economic Development Strategy

Linkages to Planned

Development and

Investment

Saint Elizabeths Approach

East Campus

Redevelopment PlanningEast Campus

Redevelopment Planning

Leveraging the DHS Consolidation:A Vision for St Es and Beyond

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning

From Federal Enclave . . . Southeast Federal Center

SE Federal Center Zoning

• Along M Street - high density mixed use

• High density residential in the center of the site

• Moderate density residential as a transition

• Open space and low density waterfront oriented recreational, retail and cultural uses along the Waterfront

DOT PUDZC Case # 03-05 CR

6.0 / 110’

R-5-E6.0 / 110’

R-5-D3.5 / 90’W-0

0.5 / 40’

CanalBlocks Park

Arthur Capper / Carrollsburg

CapitolGatewayOverlayDistrict

WashingtonNavy Yard

Fed. - Unzoned

Anacostia River

WASA

Metro – Navy Yard

SEFC SITE

M Street SE

CR6.0 / 110’

CR6.5 / 130’

W-0 Buildable Area

Florida Rock PUD

CG/C3C8.0 / 110-130’

CG/CR7.0 / 130’

CG/W-25.0 / 70’

Capitol Riverfront Neighborhood

• $287 million in development under construction

• 2,500 residents, the 200-room Marriott hotel (1125 additional hotel rooms planned, Diamond Teague Park and Piers, and the 41,000-seat Nationals Park

• Daytime employment population is 35,000 people in 6.5 million SF of office including the U.S. Navy Yard and U.S. Department of Transportation

St. Elizabeths East St. Elizabeths East CampusCampus

Poplar PointPoplar Point

Walter ReedWalter Reed

McMillanMcMillan

Hill East

Results: A Growing City

• 2010 Census: 601,723

• Largest increase since WWII

Daytime population: 1million (largest percentage increase in daytime population in the U.S.)

• Population increase due in part to walkability, more transportation choices

For more information

Harriet TregoningDirectorDistrict of Columbia Office of Planning1100 4th Street, SW, Suite E650Washington DC 20024202-442-7600harriet.tregoning@dc.govwww.planning.dc.gov