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.
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…
Inclusionary Zoning
The Inclusionary Zoning Program (IZ) requires that most new and some renovated residential developments include a...
Union Station
During the height of the “City Beautiful” movement, architects Daniel Burnham and Peirce Anderson drew on Roman...
Tidal Basin
Flooding at the Tidal Basin is a constant problem, harming the cherry trees and inconveniencing visitors. The National...
Commuter, Passenger and Freight Rail
Union Station Opened in 1907, the Beaux-Arts station was designed by Daniel Burnham and is the southern...
Federal Reserve Buildings
In December 2019, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) presented to the National Capital Planning Commission its proposal...
Smithsonian South Mall Campus
The Smithsonian defines its South Mall Campus as the area between 7th and 12th Streets that encompasses the nationally...
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.
Observatory Hill Campus
This 11.8-acre site, encompasses 11 historic buildings, located on 23rd Street, NW, across from the Department of...
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