District of Columbia
Regional Transit in Poor Physical and Fiscal Shape
Metro struggles to remain financially solvent and maintain service.
City And County Employees Struggle To Afford Housing
Municipal workers in the Washington D.C. region are being priced out of the home market as housing prices double in four years.
All Metro Wants For Christmas Is...
System reliability blamed on lack of dedicated funding.
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Baseball again on track to make D.C. home.
New Beginnings And An End
Subway expansion is the first beyond the system's original boundaries.
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.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
