More Chinatown Changes

Release Date: Monday, November 21st 2011

The DC Office of Planning (OP) recently released the draft Chinatown Public Realm Plan, a follow-up to the 2009 Chinatown Cultural Development Strategy, a Small Area Plan approved by the DC City Council. The Chinatown Public Realm Plan aims to reexamine the design and use of Chinatown’s public spaces and makes recommendations to enhance the area’s Chinese character, reduce pedestrian crowding, improve the streetscape, and address nuisance and safety issues. The plan has implications for the transportation studies underway as part of the Mount Vernon Square District Project and the K Street streetcar line. The final plan is expected in December.