The plan to address the housing shortage in the nation’s capital came into clearer focus Tuesday, with the D.C. government releasing key documents aimed at guiding the city’s development.
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Planning Director Andrew Trueblood presenting D.C.’s new housing plans The District is looking to spur the creation of tens of thousands of housing units in the coming years, and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration released two separate planning documents Tuesday aimed at fostering that residential development in all parts of the city.
“It is my responsibility to respond to the critical need, some say crisis-level need, for housing in our city and to make sure we have a plan to get there,” Bowser said at an event announcing the plan, hosted at City Bikes in Tenleytown.
A key element of the documents introduced Tuesday would increase the maximum density allowable for development in certain parts of the city through changes to the Future Land Use Map, part of the 1,600 pages of newly proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.
The map sets guidelines for the allowable level of density on properties throughout the District. The existing map has been seized on by opponents of developments who have appealed projects in court and caused lengthy delays.
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