DC OFFICE OF PLANNING (DCOP)
SMALL AREA PLANS
Cunningham | Quill and LINK Strategic Partners assisted the DC Office of Planning (DCOP) with community outreach and visualization of concepts for three Small Area Plans- the Chevy Chase, Pennsylvania Avenue East, and Congress Heights Small Area Plans.
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The project team worked with DCOP staff on how to strategically and graphically represent key consultant and city recommendations and plan goals for each study area. While each of the three study areas had unique characteristics, each of the communities converged on shared goals and planning principles, such as: emphasizing the unique character of the neighborhoods by highlighting elements like special historic buildings, key local businesses, public open spaces, and fine-grained retail streetscapes, re-imagining neighborhood centers by prioritizing the public realm, pedestrian environment over the car-dominated landscape; moving towards mixed-use neighborhood centers with a range of housing and affordability options; coordinating development with easily-accessible transit options; working with the community on design guidelines to help tailor new development to best fit the existing communities.
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To learn more about each small area plan, click the images below:
Congress Heights Small Area Plan
This plan provided a framework to create an inviting social and cultural character, an inclusive built environment, a reimagined civic core, a thriving retail corridor, equitable housing, and safe, sustainable mobility
This plan aimed to promote equitable, sustainable growth along Connecticut Avenue, supporting an inclusive Chevy Chase community and a vibrant commercial corridor.
Pennsylvania Avenue East Small Area Plan
​This plan outlines strategies for economic development and retail, transportation access and connectivity, housing opportunities and affordability, and a vibrant public realm and urban design