District of Columbia
D.C. officials are interested in a revival of the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.
The Washington Post
Analysis of traffic patterns indicates growing use of sport utility vehicles and sprawl. This trend is worsening air pollution in D.C. region and could jeopardize transportation funding.
The Washington Post
Roger K. Lewis hopes "Jersey barriers" will slowly start disappearing in 2002.
The Washington Post
A $4 million project to install global positioning technology on buses to improve puntuality and safey will be the first of its kind.
The Washington Post
Congress passed the year's biggest environmental bill, giving states up to $200 million a year to clean up 500,000 polluted industrial sites.
Associated Press
A columnist raises a warning that a joint APA-HUD 'growth blueprint' is an effort to centralize land use control by the federal government. (Link corrected.)
Accuracy In Media
Commercial real estate market in Washington D.C. has low vacancy rates.
The Washington Post
D.C. officials envision a new "trendy" neighborhood with housing, theatres, and supermarkets.
The Washington Post
The Housing Act of 2001 for the first time would commit a percentage of tax revenue to D.C.'s Housing Production Trust Fund.
The Washington Post
A hodge podge of security installations and congestion from street closures, are damaging the local economic and moral health of the nation's capitol.
The Washington Post
This editorial recommends that before considering a fare increase, Metro should try to generate more state and local support.
The Washington Post
Washington D.C. official envision a waterfront and parks along the banks of the Anacostia River.
The Washington Post
The real estate market in Washington D.C. remains strong even during a national recession.
The Washington Post
APA's biweekly update on legislative and public policy issues.
American Planning Association
Moynihan's Trojan-horse proposal for Pennsylvania Avenue went far beyond recommendations for new office space.
Urban Land Magazine
Experts say real estate in Washington D.C. faces a serious economic risk in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
GlobeSt.com
Roger K. Lewis writes about the importance of striking a balance between implementing security measures and "preserving an accessible and thriving urban community."
The Washington Post
Home to 91 museums and with several new projects underway, Washington D.C. is the nation's "City of Museums."
The Christian Science Monitor
The Bus Rapid Transit systems generally had lower capital costs per milethan the Light Rail systems in the cities reviewed.
U.S. General Accounting Office
A $756 million convention center and hotel is being constructed in Washington D.C. even as the hotel industry faces an uncertain future.
The Washington Post
