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The Committee of 100 on the Federal City
Since its founding in 1923, the Committee of 100 on the Federal City has championed the fundamental values of the L’Enfant and McMillan Plans to sustain the distinction, beauty, and varied neighborhoods of the nation’s capital. As independent advocates for sound planning, we are active city-wide in land-use, housing, transportation, historic preservation, and the environment.
The Committee’s vision of a beautiful and livable city for all has guided the Committee’s actions and priorities throughout its history.
Conversations on Planning and Citizen Engagement
Conversations on Planning and Citizen Engagement
In the Spring of 2024, the Committee of 100 hosted two events on issues facing Downtown DC.
Creating a Vibrant Downtown
Part 1 – Recorded April 24, 2024
Pictured, from left to right, are Nancy MacWood, Vice Chair, C100; Vicki Davis, Managing Partner of Urban Atlantic; Gerren Price, President and CEO of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District; John Rennie Short, Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland Baltimore; and Carol Aten, C100’s moderator.
Creating a Vibrant Downtown
Part 2 – Recorded May 16, 2024
Pictured, from the left to right, are Tracy Hadden Loh, a Fellow with the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Metro; Leona Agouridis, President and CEO of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District; and Carol Aten, C100’s moderator. Not pictured is Paul R. Levy, Executive Director of the Center City Foundation in Philadelphia, who joined via Zoom.
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