Tuesdays at APA: Walter Reed Reuse Plan as an Urban Design Case Study

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center Reuse Plan provides the urban
framework for 66.5 acres of land to be transferred to the
District of Columbia following closing of the military
installation. The planning effort was led by the District Office
of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the
Office of Planning. This land has valuable frontage to 16th
Street and Georgia Avenue, two major axial corridors, with the
former originating in the White House and the latter being a
major passageway between D.C. and Silver Spring.


Presenters Susana Arissó, AICP, and Martine Combal, AICP,
discussed the cutting edge sustainable framework. This future
neighborhood is set to become one of the five EcoDistricts in the
Washington area, consisting of an exciting mixed-use development
balancing new construction with historic buildings, open
recreational spaces, destination retail, and residential,
institutional and office uses totaling three million gross square
feet. Located in an area of Georgia Avenue in dire need of
revitalization, this plan envisions a "one-stop shop" for
ordinary and extraordinary needs alike.