Anacostia Transit Area Strategic Investment Plan Over $150 million in public investment and several million more of private investment has been committed for various projects in the Anacostia neighborhood and neighboring communities. The Office of Planning—Ellen McCarthy in cooperation with local residents, property owners, and other stakeholders—completed the Anacostia Transit Area Strategic Investment Plan to guide this investment in ways that revitalize the Anacostia neighborhood and address the needs and vision of local residents and businesses. The plan builds from the unparalleled transit resources of the neighborhood—the existing Anacostia MetroRail station and extensive bus service, and the planned Anacostia Light Rail Transit corridor.  The plan reaffirms Anacostia's historic character as a "streetcar suburb" urban village and creates a vision to build back substantial new housing opportunities available at a range of income levels, restore the traditional retail main street and attract new national retail shops, and provide modest office developments to provide daytime activity and customers. New public spaces provide attractive focal points for community. Live-work spaces for artist celebrate the area's culture and history as unique in Washington. Page 1 of 2      1  2