Foggy Bottom Shared Benefits
The 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan outlines a clear guide for future development on GW's Foggy Bottom Campus. In addition, the university proposed to carry conditions from the 2000-2009 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan - including student, faculty and staff population limits and the undergraduate student housing requirement - and made several additional commitments in response to community concerns. Implementation of the Plan and its accompanying commitments will result in shared and lasting benefits for a wide range of stakeholders.
For the Community
- Concentrates new development in targeted locations in the core of campus, away from surrounding residential neighborhoods
- Provides new neighborhood-serving retail services along the I Street Retail Corridor
- Enhances the public environment and pedestrian experience through landscaping and streetscape improvements
For the District
- Proposes a framework for predictable, planned growth guided by smart growth and transit oriented development planning principles advanced by the DC Office of Planning
- Provides opportunities for new business development and preserves the District's tax base
- Maintains architectural and historic resources that enhance the character of Washington, DC
For the university
- Accommodates GW's forecasted academic and student housing space needs within the existing Foggy Bottom campus
- Provides programmatic benefits and promotes efficient use of resources
- Enhances the vibrant and collegial GW Experience for students, faculty, and staff