In 2007, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty tasked the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development with implementing the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Framework Plan, the guiding document for the river's restoration and revitalization. The plan calls for 6,500 units of new housing, three million square feet of new office space, 32 acres of new public park space and a 20-mile network of riverside trails--all told more than $10 billion in new investment during the next two decades. Key projects and initiatives include:

Poplar Point Hill East Washington Canal Park Marvin Gaye Park Southwest Waterfront  Waterfront (formerly Waterside Mall) Boathouse Row

Kenilworth Parkside  Kingman Island Anacostia Riverwalk Anacostia Metro Station Ballpark District The Yards