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This month, Mayor Bowser and the Office of Planning (OP) launched DC 2050, the District's next Comprehensive Plan. As the first full rewrite of the District's Comprehensive Plan since 2006, DC 2050 will guide growth and development over the next 25 years so that residents across all eight wards benefit from growth with more affordable housing, opportunity-rich neighborhoods, and good jobs.
Read below and visit dc2050.com to check out opportunities to participate, share ideas, ask questions, and attend events to learn more about DC 2050.
Sincerely,
Anita Cozart
Director, DC Office of Planning
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OP is working alongside DC residents, community organizations, businesses, and elected officials to develop DC 2050, the District's next Comprehensive Plan. OP previewed DC 2050 engagement activities at the launch event on March 3 and held a series of in-person and virtual introductory. This engagement included activities where residents could share what they love about DC, how they experience the city, and what they want to see in the future.
  Get involved today by taking the DC 2050 Vision Survey at dc2050.com. Share your vision of DC 25 years from now and tell us what issues our long-term planning should prioritize.
Visit dc2050.com to learn more about the project and sign up to receive updates and information about opportunities to get involved.
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  Design concepts by LandDesign (top left), SWA/Balsley (top right), PWP Landscape Architecture (bottom left), and Sasaki (bottom right)
Downtown DC's parks and plazas are incredible assets. Farragut, McPherson, and Lafayette Squares are prominent park destinations that bridge Downtown DC and the National Mall. Walking distance to destinations like the White House and accessible by public transit, the area is rich with restaurants, shops, and are key cultural resources for a vibrant downtown. In addition to the Squares, Vermont and Connecticut Avenues represent the convergence of streets and parks near the White House envisioned by the L’Enfant Plan for DC.
As part of the District's efforts to revitalize Downtown, DC Government and partners are planning for the future of these places so they continue to contribute to the city's rich heritage and urban fabric. Enhanced streets and public parks are planned to prioritize gathering, comfort, commemoration, and commerce.
In 2024, four highly regarded landscape architecture firms were selected to participate in a design workshop facilitated by the American Society of Landscape Architects and the OP. Participating partners included the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development, the National Capital Planning Commission, National Park Service, the Golden Triangle BID, and the DowntownDC BID.
On March 10, OP brought together landscape architects and District leaders to discuss the transformative concepts that came out of the design workshop. The webinar explored how we can reimagine the Historic Green Triangle – Farragut, McPherson, and Lafayette Squares as well as the connections in between.
See highlights from the design workshop at planning.dc.gov/HistoricGreenTriangle.
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In celebration of Open Data Month, we want to remind you that OP maintains a helpful open data resource for the city. The OP Demographic Data Hub is an online, interactive information service that provides reliable, up-to-date data on the demographics of the District of Columbia. This open data and analytics platform, which includes the latest Census data, makes population data accessible to the public.
The data covers a variety of city-wide, Ward, and census-tract level indicators ranging from population size to household income. Features include a snapshot of key DC demographic statistics; District-wide and Ward profiles; interactive infographic reports; a geographic analysis section with maps visualizing demographic differences across the city; a categorical data section that allows users to download data; and a library of OP visualizations, maps, and reports.
Visit opdatahub.dc.gov to access the OP Demographic Data Hub.
 Demographic & Economic Analysis section of the OP Data Hub. A curated set of maps analyzing the demographic and economic contours of issues affecting DC residents.
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Join us at the 2025 DC History Conference being held April April 3-6 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and the DC History Center. The DC History Conference is a community conference exploring the District’s past, present, and future.
OP staff will be tabling at the DC History Conference on April 4th from 1:30 to 3:30pm to share information about Historic Preservation programs, DC 2050, and Commemorate DC. OP staff are also featured speakers in two sessions on April 5th – The Groundbreaking Labor and Philosophical Work of Nannie Helen Burroughs and Forces that Shape a City: Looking East of the Anacostia River – Anacostia’s Historic Boathouse Row.
Register for free today at conference.dchistory.org.
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Commemorate DC
View the 2025 Commemorate DC virtual kick-off meeting held on March 13th where community members shared the compelling stories behind this year’s subject nominations and OP previewed upcoming engagement events.
Learn more and get involved in our community planning projects:
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Join us at the following events where OP staff will be available to answer questions and share information about OP’s work:
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Rhode Island Avenue Planning Study Community Open House on March 1. Photo: Lionel Foster
DC 2050 team tabling at Rooting DC on March 8
Poplar Point Plan Open House on March 18
Activating Downtown DC Panel at Dupont Underground on March 20
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Rhode Island Avenue Planning Study Community Open House on March 1. Photo: Lionel Foster
Jackson-Reed High School Visit on March 11
DC 2050 team tabling at March Madness on March 20
Common Ground, Common Future: Reimagining the Heart of the District Exhibit at Dupont Underground
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Commemorate DC Ward 8 Walking Tour on March 29
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