National Mall and Federal Enclave

Jul 15, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, 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...

Civil War Defenses and Rock Creek Park

Jun 15, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Parks and Environment

CWDW —Constructed to protect the nation’s capital during the Civil War, many of these defenses remain as national historical sites that also offer beauty and outdoor recreation in and around DC.
Rock Creek Park —Since its creation by Congress in 1890, the park has served as a natural preserve where people can escape from the city…

Kennedy Center

May 29, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Historic Preservation

Completed in 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, and landscape architect Ed Stone, Jr., with Sasaki, Walker and Associates, and Lester Collins, is an iconic architectural treasure that serves both as the...

Fair Housing Act and Racial Equity

Mar 5, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Housing

The federal Fair Housing Act prevents people from being discriminated against in securing housing. Its protections extend to ownership and rental activities, and housing assistance programs. The District of Columbia (DC) is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to consistently strive to remove…

Planning and Zoning Oversight

Feb 23, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Planning, Zoning

The Committee of 100 participates in Council oversight of the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, the Zoning Commission, and the Board of Zoning Adjustment to convey how these agencies and bodies interact to support sound land use and development decision-making and the public interest.