The D.C. Office of Planning has been updating its Comprehensive Plan since 2016. Next up is the very first chapter of the comp plan.
David Alpert and Alex Baca update the ongoing advocacy work and resulting revisions to the D.C. Comprehensive Plan Framework Element.
D.C. Council Chairperson Phil Mendelson recently released a set of proposed revisions, 15 months after the D.C. Office of Planning submitted proposed changes to the Framework Element, providing the occasion for the article.
Alpert and Baca are reading with an eye toward advocacy, paying special attention to the sections of the framework that address fair housing, inclusion, and affordable housing. In one key change from the Office of Planning's version of the framework, Councilmember Mendelson rejected a number of proposed changes to the city's Planned Unit Developments process.
FULL STORY: Five things Phil Mendelson changed in the Comprehensive Plan Framework
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The new D.C. Office of Equity has produced an evaluation of proposed changes to the D.C. Comprehensive Plan.
Comprehensive Plan Update Stokes Controversy in D.C.
Complex political dynamics are mustering for a showdown over D.C.'s comprehensive plan.
Latest from D.C. Comprehensive Plan Framework Update
The District of Columbia has been working for more than a year to update the D.C. Comprehensive Plan Framework Element. A new draft was recently released to the public, with a vote coming potentially very soon.
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The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
5 New England states march closer to 800 megawatt wind energy project
Securing federal approval for the project may be complicated under the Trump administration, which has historically been hostile towards domestic wind power.
Baltimore to break ground on $50 million Transit Priority Project
The project will bring faster bus trips, safer streets and better bike connections to Baltimore.
Airbnb launches $250 million 'last-dollar financing' housing accelerator, makes first investment in Austin
The company will put $6.4 million towards affordable housing development in Texas’ capital.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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