Introducing, the Downtown Action Plan
The District of Columbia’s Downtown Action Plan builds on the goals of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s DC Comeback Plan and recommends next steps for implementation, including high-impact investments, policies, and actions. It is a 5-year economic development strategy intended to make DC a place for successful businesses, opportunity-rich neighborhoods, and thriving people.
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Collaboration at its Finest
Through an unprecedented collaboration among Mayor Bowser and her team, the Golden Triangle and DowntownDC Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), and the Federal City Council, we are seizing a once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine D.C.’s downtown to equip leaders and stakeholders to invest in and transform D.C.’s downtown for the future
The goal of this new Action Plan is to ensure downtown’s recovery and reimagination into a vibrant, economically sustainable, diverse, and equitable area at the heart of the city that benefits all residents and businesses by offering jobs, various housing types, and a robust tax base for the District.
(re)Defining Downtown
This map shows the full geographic focus of the Action Plan. The area within the black outline was delineated as “downtown” in Mayor Bowser’s Comeback Plan, but the Action Plan adds a bit to it. The area covered the DowntownDC BID — including several blocks outside the Comeback Plan map — is in red. The area covered by the Golden Triangle BID is in yellow.
Learn more from
our Report
Download our Report to get a more detailed overview of the Downtown Action Plan’s goals!