All We Wanted Were Directions

"In the end, however, it shouldn't be so hard to do something that will benefit so many people. It's that way in the District because Congress hascreated a system of local and federal regulations, oversight, checks and redundant rechecks that throws needless obstacles in front of worthyprojects. Congress should ensure that simple projects like ours don't face so many long detours and red lights by reducing the city's regulatoryburden."