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  2. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    As of 2023, it is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States in average daily ridership after the New York City Subway [77] The record for daily ridership was 1.12 million on January 20, 2009, the day of Barack Obama's first Presidential Inauguration, followed by the Women's March on January 21, 2017, with 1,001,613 trips. [78]

  3. Timeline of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    L'Enfant Plan for design of the City of Washington introduced. [7] September 9: Commissioners appointed by President Washington name the federal district as "The Territory of Columbia," and the federal city as the "City of Washington." [8] 1792 – Construction of White House (presidential residence) begins.

  4. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - Wikipedia

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    Through the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, which is the entity certified by the mayor of Washington, D.C. and the governors of Maryland and Virginia to prepare an air-quality plan for the Washington metropolitan area under the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, [10] officials prepare clean air plans. [11]

  5. Government of the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The Mayor has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the council. In addition, the Mayor oversees all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and the District of Columbia Public Schools. [1] The mayor's office oversees an annual city budget of $8.8 billion ...

  6. Council of the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    As of December 2018, the eight ward and four at-large council members receive an annual salary of $140,161, while the council chairman receives an annual salary of $210,000. [23] [24] According to a 2011 article in The Washington Post, the DC council were the second-highest-paid local representatives of large cities in the United States. [25]

  7. United States Capitol subway system - Wikipedia

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    The original subway line was built in 1909 to link the Russell Senate Office Building to the Capitol. [1] In 1960, an operator-controlled monorail was installed for the Dirksen Senate Office Building. [2] A two-car subway line connecting the Rayburn House Office Building to the Capitol was built in 1965.

  8. John A. Wilson Building - Wikipedia

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    The D.C. Council chamber, committee rooms, and legislative staff offices are also in the building. In October 2006, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities opened the City Hall Arts Collection. Art pieces from a diverse group of D.C.-area artists are on public display throughout the building.

  9. List of members of the Council of the District of Columbia

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    The Group 1 at-large council member who served the longest uninterrupted period of time is John L. Ray, who served 17 years, 359 days from January 8, 1979, to January 1, 1997. Ray also holds the record for the Group 1 at-large council member serving the longest period of time counting interrupted service.