District of Columbia
Airport-Driven Urban Development
The area around the Baltimore-Washington International Airport attracts new growth.
Airports Equal Accessibility
Region's busiest airport has become a destination for businesses and travelers alike.
Free Money For Historic Preservation?
Historic facade easements create a tax windfall in D.C.
Housing Cannot Match Population Growth
Housing prices outpace wage growth while housing supply fails to meet population demand.
Planner Strikes It Rich
D.C. planner's compensation tops $250,000.
Friday Funny: Dear SUV Driver
Highlighting his recent encounter with "Mr Chrysler Pacifica Driver" John Kelly writes with biting sarcasm about the perils faced by pedestrians.
Priced Out Of The Nation's Capital
Developers and housing advocates disagree about the merits of mandatory affordable housing provisions
A New Downtown Station For DC's Metro System
The opening of a brand-new rail station for Metro's Red Line promises revitalization for a long-declining neighborhood.
D.C. Stadium Wins Approval, But Community Reinvestment May Lose
D.C. City Council passes baseball stadium bill, but mayor removes promised school and library funding.
Why Did The D.C. City Museum Fail?
Only 36,000 visited the museum in its first 15 months of operation.
Sales Tax For Metro?
Can a dedicated source of funding be found for the DC Metro?
Misguided Development Priorities
A Washington development mogul assess the District's real estate priorties and its future.
To Reduce Downtown Congestion End Free Parking
A task force recommends ending free and subsidized parking in Washington D.C.
Renter Income Lagged Rents In Most States And Large Counties
An analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) supplementary surveys in 2002 and 2003 that reports on median gross rents, housing cost burdens, and the ability of the average renter to afford the median rent at the national, state and local level.
DC Eyes Future Growth From New Metro Station
District leaders and Metro officials hope the stop will prompt construction of high-tech firms, government offices and apartment high-rises on the neighborhood's undeveloped land.
DC Neighborhood At The Crossroads
A slice of pre-gentrified life in a Washington, DC neighborhood.
Do Ballparks Really Spur Revitalization?
What comes first, the brew pub or the stadium?
A Memorial To A Once-Lively Street
Nine years after it was closed to traffic, Pennsylvania Avenue emerges from the shadow of the White House.
$51 Billion For Transit At Stake On November 2
Over 53 transit ballot initiatives will be voted on this year, worth over $51 billion.
A Different Metro Experience
Members of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments learn first-hand about the difficulties of riding the Metro system as person with a disability.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
