Initiatives
The Committee of 100 pursues advocacy across a wide range of topics, shown below.
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Initiatives
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.
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…
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…
RFK Stadium Campus
The Committee of 100 advocates using the RFK campus for community recreation and opposes a new NFL stadium on the...
Social Housing
The term social housing is commonly used to describe a range of housing ownership, subsidy, and regulation models in...
Height of Buildings Act
So I close with a cautionary note. Be very careful as you gamble with the 100-year legacy of Washington’s Height Act....
West Heating Plant
The West Heating Plant, an Art Moderne building completed in 1946, was designed by the Supervising Architect of the...
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial opened to the public in 1922 as the monumental western terminus of the National Mall. The...
Public Transportation
The Committee of 100 was an early and strong supporter of the Metro subway system to serve the DC metropolitan area. We continue to advocate for significant improvements and sound investments in mass transit to benefit the city and the region.
Air Rights Development
Air rights in Washington, DC are the development rights to the empty space above a property, which allow the...
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