Downtown Defined
About The Event
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) to explore downtown’s present and future as new mixed-use neighborhoods emerge — Downtown Defined.
Residents, business leaders, and stakeholders will learn about what’s happening in central Washington now and next. You’ll hear about emerging neighborhoods from Dupont Circle to The Wharf, from the East End to the West End, and explore the future of retail and entertainment, transportation, and the path to delivering a dynamic mix of uses.

Program Topics
- “Ideas in Action” in Gallery Place-Chinatown
- Repositioning of the Golden Triangle
- Planning Southwest DC
- Insights into housing, transportation, retail, and hospitality
Program Schedule
- 9:00 a.m. | Check-In & Networking
- 10:00 a.m. | Program Starts
Details
- Location: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Metro: Federal Triangle Station (Blue/Orange/Silver lines)
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