D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 2109
Conserve and enhance the scenic visual resources of the Near Northwest Planning Area, including the Potomac waterfront, Rock Creek Park, the park circles of the L’Enfant Plan, and the historic architecture and streetscapes that define the area’s commercial and residential areas.
See the Urban Design Element for policies on preserving and enhancing architectural character.
Promote the famous and the lesser-known cultural resources of Near Northwest neighborhoods, such as theaters, galleries, historic home museums, historic districts and landmarks, and colleges and universities. Encourage heritage trails, walking tours, historic markers, and other measures that create a greater awareness of these resources.
Continue efforts to reduce noise in Georgetown and Foggy Bottom associated with the air traffic in and out of Washington Reagan National Airport.
Capitalize on the presence of hotels and universities within the Planning Area to create additional job opportunities for residents of Near Northwest and other parts of the District. Encourage partnerships with the area’s institutional and hospitality sector employers that help residents from across Washington, DC obtain a job and move up the employment ladder.
Encourage partnerships between the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the National Park Service (NPS) so that federal parkland, particularly Rock Creek Park and the L’Enfant park reservations, can better serve Near Northwest residents. Such partnerships are particularly important given the shortage of athletic fields and other recreational facilities within Near Northwest, and the limited land available for new recreational facilities.
Identity opportunities for new pocket parks, plazas, and public spaces within the Near Northwest Planning Area, as well as opportunities to expand and take full advantage of existing parks.
Continue efforts to improve access along the full length of the Potomac River shoreline and to improve access between the shoreline and adjacent neighborhoods such as Georgetown and Foggy Bottom.
Encourage existing and new arts activities along 7th and 14th Streets NW in an effort to link these corridors to the arts district along the U Street NW corridor in the adjacent Mid-City Planning Area. Theaters, galleries, studios, and other arts and cultural facilities and activities should be encouraged on these streets.
Use the historic preservation design review process to promote high quality architecture and urban design in Near Northwest's designated historic districts, including Georgetown, Sheridan-Kalorama, Strivers Section, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Massachusetts Avenue NW, Mount Vernon Square, 14th Street NW, Logan Circle, Blagden Alley, and Shaw.
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan has identified the Near Northwest Area as deficient in recreational infrastructure, particularly in the east-west stretch through Shaw, Logan Circle, Dupont Circle, and Foggy Bottom. Develop additional recreation centers or additional recreation space at existing facilities. Also work with DPR, DC Public Schools (DCPS), the Department of General Services (DGS), and existing private schools to make sure that the use of existing recreational facilities in and outside schools are open to the public after hours and that permitting for the use of public facilities is easy and streamlined.
Document places of potential historic significance within the Near Northwest.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effe
ctive April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).