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Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the United States city of Washington, D.C. [1] She previously served in that position from 2004 to 2007. . Appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams, [2] [3] She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups [4] who resented her development
The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [1] Neighborhoods can be defined by the boundaries of wards, historic districts, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, civic associations, and business improvement districts (BIDs); these boundaries will overlap.
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is a U.S. government executive branch agency that provides planning guidance for Washington, D.C., and the surrounding National Capital Region. Through its planning policies and review of development proposals, the Commission seeks to protect and enhance the resources of the U.S. national capital. [1]
Nina M. Albert is an American urban planner serving as the acting deputy mayor for planning and economic development of Washington, D.C. since 2023. She was commissioner of the Public Buildings Service from 2021 to 2023.
The mayor's office oversees an annual city budget of $8.8 billion. [ 2 ] The Mayor appoints five Deputy Mayors: the Deputy Mayor for Education, the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, and the Deputy Mayor for Operations and ...
planning.dc.gov /page /dc-inventory-historic-sites The District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites is a register of historic places in Washington, D.C. that are designated by the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), a component of the District of Columbia Government .
View of the City of Washington in 1792. L'Enfant was a French artist and engineer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. [5] In 1789, discussions were underway regarding a new federal capital city for the United States, and L'Enfant wrote to President Washington asking to be commissioned to plan the city.
Territorial evolution of the District of Columbia. District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district for the new national capital, which was moved from Philadelphia to what was then called the City of Washington in 1800.