Defining What's Now and Next for DC's Downtown
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) to explore downtown's present and future as new mixed-use neighborhoods emerge — Downtown Defined.
Residents, business leaders, and stakeholders will learn about what's happening in central Washington now and next. You’ll hear about emerging neighborhoods between Dupont Circle to The Wharf, from the East End to the West End, and explore the future of retail and entertainment, transportation, and the path to delivering a dynamic mix of uses.
Program topics:
- "Ideas to Action" in Gallery Place Chinatown
- Repositioning of the Golden Triangle
- Planning Southwest DC
- Insights into housing, transportation, retail, and hospitality
Thursday, October 29, 2026
9 am – Check-in and networking begin
10 am – Program begins
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
(Atrium Ballroom, Lower Level)
To request language assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please email [email protected] at least five days before the event. If you have any questions, contact the DMPED office at [email protected] or (202) 727-6365.
Don't wait to register — seating is limited.