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
10
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 [email protected]