Initiatives
The Committee of 100 pursues advocacy across a wide range of topics, shown below.
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Initiatives
Affordable Housing Mission and Principles
Mission Statement The Committee of 100 on the Federal City advocates for a racially and economically inclusive city...
Fair Housing, Fair Budgets
How can the 2025 DC Budget best serve people who need safe and affordable housing? With COVID-era federal funds no...
Zoning Regulation Revisions
The Zoning Act of March 1, 1920 established the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia. With impetus from the...
Fort Circle Parks & Rock Creek Park
Fort Circle Park — While today the Fort Circle Parks are largely unknown and generally neglected, the overarching fact is that they are, indeed, still here.
Rock Creek Park — Since its creation in 1890, Rock Creek Park was envisioned as a natural preserve to which Washingtonians could retreat to escape the hustle, bustle, heat, noise, and glare of downtown.
Rental Housing Assistance
The District of Columbia provides several forms of rental assistance to low-income tenants to promote housing...
Affordable Housing Preservation and New Construction
C100 prioritizes preservation of the city’s existing housing stock and expansion of the inventory of new affordable...
Public Housing
C100 has recognized the crucial role of public housing for DC’s most vulnerable residents. Through the DC Housing...
St. Elizabeth’s West Campus
The west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital covers more than 176 acres on a high plateau in southeast Washington, overlooking the confluence of…
Downtown
Office buildings dominate DC’s Downtown. However, the shift in office habits prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has caused Downtown to be emptier…
Planning and Zoning Oversight
The Committee of 100 participates in Council oversight of the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, the Zoning Commission, and…
Racial Equity
The DC Council highlighted racial equity as a city-wide value and goal in the 2021 DC Comprehensive Plan. The Council specifically directed that land use decisions should include…
Fair Housing Act and Racial Equity
The federal Fair Housing Act prevents people from being discriminated against in securing housing. Its protections...
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