Section 10-A2206. PROJECTIONS

 

2206.1Based on land availability, planning policies, and regional growth trends, Rock Creek East is projected to experience modest growth between 2005 and 2025. An increase of 3,400 households is projected, with the Planning Area reaching 28,800 households by 2025. Population is projected to grow by 13 percent over the 20-year period, reaching about 74,400 in 2025. The population forecasts presume that the federal government will proceed with redevelopment of portions of the Armed Forces Retirement Home; this growth represents more than one-third of the total for the Planning Area. Most of the remaining growth is projected to occur along Georgia Avenue, and near the Metro stations in Takoma and Petworth, consistent with the adopted Small Area Plans for each location. The forecasts do not assume housing development on Walter Reed Hospital. 2206.1

 

2206.2The number of jobs is expected to increase from about 31,600 today to 33,500 in 2025. These forecasts presume a sharp drop in employment between 2010 and 2015 as federal jobs at Walter Reed Hospital are repositioned. However, they presume that most of these jobs will be replaced in the long run by new jobs on the site, and that additional employment growth will occur on Georgia Avenue, Kennedy Street, in the Washington Hospital Center complex, at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and in other established business districts within the Planning Area. 2206.2

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