Section 10-A216. FROM VISION TO REALITY: GUIDING PRINCIPLES

 

216.1The first two sections of this Element provided the context for the Comprehensive Plan Revision. This section establishes 36 underlying principles for the future that reflect this context. Most of these principles are based on “A Vision for Growing an Inclusive City,” the policy framework for the Comprehensive Plan Revision endorsed by the Council of the District of Columbia in 2004. However, statements from the previous Comprehensive Plan and other documents that set the frame for more detailed planning in the District also are incorporated. Policies in each Element of the Comprehensive Plan elaborate on the city’s commitment to following these principles. 216.1

 

216.2The principles are grouped into five sections:

 

•Managing Growth and Change

 

•Creating Successful Neighborhoods

 

•Increasing Access to Education and Employment

 

•Connecting the City

 

•Building Green and Healthy Communities. 216.2

 

216.3The principles acknowledge that the benefits and opportunities of living in the District are not available to everyone equally and that divisions in the city-physical, social and economic must be overcome to move from vision to reality. 216.3