Pennsylvania Avenue East Small Area Plan - Draft Recommendations
Pennsylvania Avenue East Small Area Plan - Draft Recommendations
The Office of Planning (OP) is developing an updated vision and implementation plan for Pennsylvania Avenue East. We need your help to ensure recommendations contained within this plan fit your vision for the future of the Pennsylvania Avenue East corridor. OP will accept Public Comments on the draft plan until October 2, 2022. Weigh in today, We need to hear from you!
The Pennsylvania Avenue East Small Area Plan (SAP) is led by the Office of Planning (OP). Through robust community engagement, input and visioning, a draft small area plan has been developed containing recommendations to meet project goals.
During the visioning phase of this planning process, you shared your vision for the future of the corridor. Building on your vision the draft plan contains specific recommendations to revitalize key nodes of the Pennsylvania Avenue East corridor. Your feedback and input on the draft will help ensure the plan meets your vision for the future of the corridor.
Project Goals:
Draft Vision Statements
Based on your feedback, the following draft vision statements have been developed. These vision statements will help guide recommendation development. Please share your reflections on each vision statement below.
Vibrant Public Realm: Highlight Pennsylvania Avenue as a destination where all residents can live, work, eat, play, and meaningfully connect with neighbors through investments in high-quality and well-maintained community serving public spaces that incorporate park features, art, commemorations, and respond to local culture.
Updated 10/18/2021
Transportation Access and Connectivity: Establish Pennsylvania Avenue as a multimodal gateway that incorporates easily accessible transit options, vehicular safety, and comfortable pedestrian and bicycle access to all users while providing efficient connections to employment, retail, parks and open spaces, services, and other neighborhoods.
Updated 10/18/2021
Housing Opportunities and Affordability: Encourage homeownership and rental opportunities for households across the income spectrum by taking advantage of mixed-used redevelopment opportunities to retain long-time residents, support first time homebuyers, families, and households on fixed incomes to foster a thriving, diverse community.
Updated 10/18/2021
Economic Development and Retail Opportunities: Strive towards a culturally healthy and wealthy economy by encouraging mixed-use redevelopment that supports a vibrant retail destination and meets the shopping needs of residents by attracting and retaining new businesses and creating opportunities for local businesses and entrepreneurs.
Updated 10/18/2021
Urban Desgin
What is urban design: the relationship between buildings, streets, and open spaces that collectively defines our experience in neighborhoods and communities.
What can an urban design strategy achieve: develop guidance for future development that can encourage thoughtful infill and new construction.
What is our goal: develop design strategies that can meet the community’s goals of increasing retail diversity, encouraging a thriving public realm, developing pedestrian friendly streetscapes, and anchoring the gateway as a destination.
Why focus on the lower node: improvements to the lower node can build momentum for the rest of the corridor; offer the greatest opportunity for new and infill development; provides transferable and scalable solutions for the length of the corridor; captures the most vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and brands Pennsylvania Avenue not only as a residential asset, but retail destination.
The following proposed recommendations can improve the Urban Design within the Pennsylvania Avenue East study area