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Development Review 

The mission of the Development Review Branch is to review transportation projects, developer and zoning plans to ensure they are consistent with, and do not adversely impact DDOT’s multi-modal strategic objectives and the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The Development Review Branch accomplishes this by:

  • Convening and guiding a structured review process for evaluating transportation impacts
  • Providing and administering policy framework; and
  • Providing consistent public space policy guidance.

For more information, see the following:


 

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Focuses on 10 Key Areas

In order to deliver its mission, the Development Review Branch has adopted a framework for managing development reviews in a standardized format which focuses on 10 Key Areas.

    1. Strategic Elements
    2. Roadway Capacity and Operations
    3. Bicycle and Pedestrian Network
    4. Site Access and Loading
    5. Safety
    6. Parking
    7. General Streetscape and Public Space/Realm
    8. Transit Service
    9. Transportation Demand Management
    10. Performance Monitoring and Measurement

 

 
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Review Process

The Development Review Branch requires a majority of applicants to complete a scoping review and a Comprehensive Transportation Review (CTR).

  • To begin your application by requesting a scoping review meeting or a follow-up meeting, please visit our Transportation Online Permit System (TOPS) at tops.ddot.dc.gov External Website.
  • To view our scoping guidelines please see the CTR [PDF] document.
  • For a step-by-step chart of the Development Review process see the Development Review Process Flow Chart [PDF].
  • DDOT’s policies and practices in the 10 Key Areas play an integral role in shaping the response to development applications.

 

 
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Policy Compendium

For a listing of DDOT’s policies and practices, please see the Policy Compendium [PDF] (coming soon).

 

 
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Frequently Asked Questions

Please review the list questions and the answers about the Development Review process.

 

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