The goal of the Southwest Neighborhood Plan (SWP) is to provide public and private stakeholders a land use and urban design framework that will guide development for the neighborhood. Through this planning effort, the following objectives will be accomplished:

• Complete a development potential analysis and strategy for multiple underutilized District owned sites, as well as key privately held opportunity sites. Determine the appropriate land use designations needed to facilitate a more efficient use or redevelopment of these properties.
• Create an urban design framework that promotes greater pedestrian access, improved neighborhood connectivity and increased multimodal transportation choices. Establish opportunities to promote connectivity through partial reconstitution of the L’Enfant Plan street grid.
• Develop a coordinated approach to public park and space improvements, and placement and integration of community amenities.
• Assess neighborhood conservation potential to reinforce character in established residential areas.
• Identify opportunities to enhance sustainability at a neighborhood‐level to benefit residents and contribute to the realization of a greener and more equitable city.

For more information contact: Melissa Bird Ward 6 Community planner, DC Office of Planning, 1100 4th Street, Suite 650,Washington, DC 20024, (phone) 202.478.1323 (email) [email protected]; www.planning.dc.gov

Goal/Milestones :

• May 2013—Project Kick‐off
• May 2013-February—Plan Development & Draft Recommendations
• March 2014—Final Draft Recommendations & Release of Draft Plan for Public Comment
• April 2014—Mayor’s Transmittal of Plan to Council