The Draft Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines document has been released on Friday, April 21, and will be open for public comment through Friday, May 26. Community members can use this comment form to provide feedback on any parts of the draft. Additionally, an HPRB hearing on the draft document will be held on Thursday, May 25, where the community is welcome to testify. Feedback received during this public comment period will inform the final report to be released in the Summer. View and Download the draft document HERE.

Background and Context

The Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines sets a framework for integrating mixed-use development into the Woodley Park and Cleveland Park Historic Districts to support the need for housing at various income levels and household sizes while sustaining a thriving commercial corridor and enhancing the public realm for residents and visitors. Part of a broader Rock Creek West Corridors Planning Initiative, the Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines implement land use and housing policies outlined in the 2021 amendment to the District’s Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) and the 2021 Rock Creek West Roadmap. 

The Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines was produced through a robust year-long community engagement process. An Existing Conditions Report complemented by a Public Life Study for the corridor were completed at the outset of this process. These reports contain background information on demographics, housing, economic, and social trends, as well spatial analysis of the built environment that informed the development of the design principles and guidelines in this document.