Jun 12, 2022 | Active, Zoning
So I close with a cautionary note. Be very careful as you gamble with the 100-year legacy of Washington’s Height Act. Take care not too open things up to casually. I dare say, those height limits may be the single most powerful thing that has made this city so...
Apr 22, 2022 | Active, Planning
Including Museums, Monuments and Memorials This important area of the city is a particular focus of the Committee of 100 because of its importance to the city and its identity, and because there is generally no local residential population to monitor and...
Nov 15, 2021 | Active, Housing
C100 advocates for comprehensive planning for a downtown comeback that requires affordable housing in all residential development or redevelopment to ensure access to jobs, supportive services, and amenities. DC downtown is almost entirely built out. DC has the 3rd...
Jun 10, 2020 | Active, Historic Preservation
The Smithsonian defines its South Mall Campus as the area between 7th and 12th Streets that encompasses the nationally landmarked Freer Gallery of Art (1923), Smithsonian “Castle” (1855), and Arts & Industries Building (1881), as well as the Hirshhorn Museum and...
Sep 17, 2019 | Active, Historic Preservation
Established as a unit of the US National Park System in 1971, the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Canal is one of the nation’s great engineering feats of the early Republic. Begun in 1828 and stretching between the Nation’s Capital and...
May 7, 2018 | Active, Planning
The Federal Elements are prepared by the National Capital Planning Commission and guide federal planning and development in the nation’s capital. The policies guide NCPC actions on federal plans, proposals, and developments it reviews. Document Library...
