Washington, DC city planners and community leaders launched the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) in March of 2000 and developed a revitalization vision plan for the area. This vision plan encompassed a memorandum of understanding between the city and the 19 local, regional, and federal agencies with interests along the Anacostia waterfront. Because the project involved an extensive waterfront redevelopment effort that could transform Washington, DC, a unique ULI Advisory Services Blue Ribbon Team was convened consisting of “internationally recognized waterfront redevelopment experts” from numerous disciplines.