What’s going on in the Anacostia River Corridor
This map identifies the main sections of the Anacostia River waterfront in the District of Columbia. Each of these areas is subject to a different planning process. Click on each to find out more.
Below, this list of previous and ongoing planning efforts will be regularly updated. Please let us know if you have additions or corrections.
Air Quality, Health, and Equity in the Washington, DC Region
Forest and Nature Therapy
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued an “Invest in Nature Call to Action” which invites partners to submit new and expended efforts to invest in jobs, youth, and resilient cities and communities through nature.
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
GHHI is dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health and the advancement of racial and health equity through the creation of healthy, safe and energy efficient homes.
DOE Home Energy Rebates Program Implementation in the District
DC’s new Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit
Office of District Waterways Management
DDOT Anacostia Riverwalk Trail Buzzard Point Neighborhood Segment
Banning Road Zero Waste Campus
DPW hopes to also have a community education space where residents of all ages can learn about sustainable materials management.
Anacostia River Water Trail Guide
A Voyage Through Time: From Captain John Smith to the Modern Day.
The Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit
The Anti-Racist Famers Market Toolkit exists to help farmers market managers make progress toward becoming anti-racist managers of anti-racist markets.
DDOT
Updates on Projects within Wards 7 and 8.
National Public Lands Day by the Numbers
The National Environmental Education Foundation is proud to recap an impactful 30th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands.
Anacostia River & Oxon Run Watershed Stream Restoration Projects
This document discusses stream restoration projects along the Anacostia River & Oxon Run Watershed.
Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) for the Anacostia River
This document shows the Damage Assessment Plan, which establishes the process for assessing damages stemming from release of hazardous substances to Anacostia River.
Anacostia Park Preliminary Concept Designs
The National Park Service has developed preliminary management concepts that offer a range of actions to improve access and circulation from adjacent neighborhoods and trails to the park.
BEPS GHG Study
DOEE BEPS GHG Study
Anacostia River Sediment Project
The Anacostia River Sediment Project is the plan to clean up the polluted sediment at the bottom of the Anacostia River.
Shepherd Parkway Development Concept Plan
The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a Development Concept Plan for Shepherd Parkway (Reservation #421) in Washington, DC to evaluate existing conditions and consider desired future use and enjoyment of the 205 acres of wooded green space and key sites within Shepherd Parkway like Parkland, Fort Caroll, and Fort Greble.
Kenilworth Landfill Cleanup
The northern half of the Kenilworth Park (KPN) was once an open-burn municipal landfill. Planning is underway to remediate the site along with the southern half of Kenilworth Park (KPS).
Kenilworth Park North Future Use
Kenilworth Park is going to be restored. After that, the park will be granted to the District of Columbia from the Federal government.
Comprehensive Plan Amendement
The District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Plan is a 20-year framework that guides future growth and development.
Resources for Climate and Energy Resilience
List of Resources for Climate and Energy Resilience.
Air quality: History, science and advocacy
A six-step advocacy plan for environmental justice
Take a social justice look at air quality and residential patterns in the District
Learn how air pollution impacts human health
Breathing in the District: Exploring air quality inequality in Washington, DC
Heat Sensitivity in DC
Cooling Study Release
During summer 2022, the Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) partnered with 12 cities from the Forests in Cities network to conduct a study focused on quantifying differences in air and surface temperature between types of urban greenspace, with a focus on natural areas.
Keep Cool DC
The District of Columbia's Heat Adaptation Strategy.
ArcGIS Heat Indices and crime map
DC Heat Sensitivity Exposure Indices.
Flood Ready DC
Completed planning efforts
Other National Park Service planning efforts in National Capital Parks - East