In the last revision of the Comprehensive Plan, large stretches of DC corridors like Connecticut, Wisconsin and New York Avenues were targeted for up-zoning, encouraging development to new heights and limiting community engagement. The Committee of 100 works ensure that as plans are developed and implemented that affordable housing needs, adequate supporting infrastructure, and neighborhood protection are addressed.
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Comments on Zoning Commission Case 25-13 Wisconsin Avenue Upzone Supplemental Report III
The Committee of 100 on the Federal City's comments strongly opposing the District of Columbia Office of Planning's Supplemental Report III regarding Zoning Commission Case 25-13 (Wisconsin Avenue Upzone), specifically objecting to proposed exemptions from Design Review for small lots under 15,000 square feet, affordable housing developments, and historically preserved sites.
The Committee argues that these exemptions eliminate crucial public participation and fail to account for the outsize community impacts of smaller or historic developments, while also noting technical oversights regarding family-sized unit incentives and inconsistent lot tallies across official reports.
Frumin Ltr to Zoning Commission - Zoning Case 25-13
Councilmember Frumin's July 15, 2026 letter to the Zoning Commission to reopen the record in Zoning Case 25-13 Wisconsin Ave Mixed Use Text & Map Amendments to Create New Wisconsin Avenue Mixed Use Zones.
C100 2nd Letter to Councilman Frumin
Committee of 100 on the Federal City's July 8, 2026 letter asking Councilmember Frumin to request that the Zoning Commission again re-open the record for public comment in the Wisconsin Avenue Upzone Case (Case No. 25-13) after closing it after allowing the public to respond to the Office of Planning‘s post-hearing submissions.
C100 Letter to Councilman Frumin
Committee of 100 on the Federal City's June 11, 2026 letter asking Councilmember Frumin to request that the Zoning Commission re-open the record for public comment in the Wisconsin Avenue Upzone Case (Case No. 25-13).
Upzoning of Cleveland Park Woodley Park and Upper Wisconsin
The Committee of 100's letter to the DC Council urging the Council to use its oversight authority to urge the Office of Planning and the Zoning Commission not to rush approval of the Cleveland Park, Woodley Park and upper Wisconsin corridor upzonings without full public participation.
C100 Comments on OP Draft Wisconsin Avenue Development Framework
Shelly Repp
The draft Framework is a glossy PR piece of what the upper Wisconsin corridor could look like. However, it is unlikely that the proposed up-zoning alone will lead to that result. The Framework falls far short of satisfying Comprehensive Plan requirements of providing for truly affordable housing, assuring adequate supporting infrastructure, and protecting contiguous neighborhoods from massive overshadowing without adequate step-downs in place. Critical implementation details, including mechanisms to achieve the Framework’s vision, are missing.
C100 Comments DCEJC New York Ave NE Vision
Caroline Petti , Preshona Ambrie, & LaTricea Adams
Roughly half of the city’s industrially-zoned property is located in Ward 5 and much of it is centered in the New York Avenue NE Future Planning Analysis Area. For too long, residents of this area have had to endure the ill effects of adjacent industrial activity and accompanying poverty, unemployment, and economic distress. As the DC Office of Planning embarks on planning for new commercial and residential growth in this area, meeting the needs of existing and long-term residents must come first.
C100 Comments OP Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines
Shelly Repp
The Guidelines fail to address several issues, as the Council has directed. This is a basic flaw that must be corrected prior to submission of the Guidelines for use in any forum.