Photo by LaTur.

Adams Morgan was ranked one of America’s greatest neighborhoods by the American Planning Association in 2014 for its cultural diversity, neighborhood-serving amenities, and eclectic built environment.

This year, the neighborhood has been in transition as new businesses open, close and switch ownership. There was even a scare that Adams Morgan Day—the longest running neighborhood festival in the District—wouldn’t take place until it received a grassroots resurrection.

The neighborhood’s future is now receiving direction that’s documented in a report released yesterday by the D.C. Office of Planning. The 32 pages worth of ideas make up a vision for the city’s “most bohemian neighborhood.”

The draft “Vision Framework”, or action plan, notes areas of opportunity for business owners and residents. Broken down into 17 goals, target areas for revitalization include: creating great places, redefining retail, embracing sustainability, strengthening identity through arts history and culture, and bolstering community.

Some of the plan’s highlights include transforming the sidewalk at 18th Street and Columbia Road into a flexible community gathering place, creating retail subdistricts for businesses, and reaching a 25 percent target for high-performing roofs for residential and commercial properties. The draft also calls for establishing a pedestrian and bicycle connection between the neighborhood and the Zoo, and increasing accessibility and age-friendliness of parks and open spaces.

The plan was first reported on Borderstan.

Community Workshop Graphic Summary (Jim Nuttle, Graphic Recorder)

Interested in commenting on the plan? Joshua Silver, the Office of Planning’s Ward 1 neighborhood planner, is taking feedback by email. until Dec. 8.