Washington mayor outlines five-year ‘comeback plan’

Increasing jobs and the population, closing gaps in housing, food and internet access, and reviving the Downtown district are among the ambitions outlined in Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Comeback Plan.

Launched with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), the Comeback Plan sets out DC’s strategy and six key goals for the next five years.

The document states: “Since DC’s last strategy was published in 2017, the world has changed dramatically. The COVID-19 pandemic upended how we work and how we live and instigated structural economic changes. While economic uncertainty remains, this strategy provides a guide for the District and its partners...