Mar 18, 2024 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Housing, Planning, Zoning
Office buildings dominate DC’s Downtown. However, the shift in office habits prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has caused Downtown to be emptier than it was previously. The corresponding decline in the value of office buildings downtown also has affected the...
Feb 28, 2024 | 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...
Jan 22, 2024 | Active, Planning
New Developments are occurring on large tracts of previously industrial lands or other sites for which purposes have changed. These deserve careful attention to planning and design. Document Library Comprehensive Plan—DC Elements Comprehensive Plan—DC Elements...
Oct 25, 2023 | Active, Planning
The Committee of 100 seeks to have the many waterfront pathways connected along the Potomac River from Georgetown to the Anacostia River and up the Anacostia River to the Maryland line. It is also important to protect the waterfront from overdevelopment, be proactive...
Jul 7, 2022 | Active, Planning
Sometimes described as the America’s Main Street, Pennsylvania Avenue experienced significant change under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation in the 1970s. This National Historic Site is now being “reimagined” under the auspices of the...
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...
