The Anacostia Waterfront Intiative
Washington D.C.
On March 22, 2000, Mayor Anthony A. Williams, on behalf of the District of Columbia, and over a dozen Federal agencies signed the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), creating partnerships that will govern the creation of a new vision and legacy for the Anacostia River and its waterfront communities. The Initiative envisions a new, energized waterfront for this millennium, one that will unify the diverse waterfront areas into a cohesive and attractive mixture of commercial, residential, recreational, and open-space uses. The Initiative will coordinate waterfront development and conservation, develop enhanced park areas, and provide greater access to the waterfront from neighborhoods on both sides of the river, as well as from the Mall, Capitol Hill, and Downtown. In association with HR&A and Beyer Blinder Belle, Ken Greenberg provided the Urban Design leadership for a multi-disciplinary team working on this initiative in the Southwest Waterfront for the National Capital Revitalization Commission and in the Near Southeast on the 55-acre Southeast Federal Center for the District of Columbia and the General Services Administration. The Southwest Waterfront Plan was the 2003 Recipient of the Places Magazine/ EDRA Award for Planning The Southeast Waterfront Plan received The American Planning Association Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan 2004, for the Near Southeast Urban Design Framework, and the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Framework Plan, prepared in collaboration with Chan Krieger & Associates, received the 2005 Boston Society of Architects /AIA New York Chapter Urban Design Awards Jury Special Citation for a Physical Plan.