How Should D.C. Grow? Presentation by the Washington Regional Network (Monday 10/24)

How Should D.C. Grow? How can D.C. meet the new demand for city living while enhancing neighborhoods and sharing the benefits with vulnerable residents?
Monday, October 24, 2005, 6:00 pm
National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500
Please arrive before 7 pm and bring a photo ID.

Panelists:

Martha Ross, Greater Washington Research Program, Brookings Institution
James Gibson, Center for the Study of Social Policy and former D.C. Assistant City Administrator
Kathryn S. Smith, Historian and retired Founding Director, Cultural Tourism DC

Amid a booming housing market and the prospect of growth for the first time in decades, the D.C. government is revising its long-range Comprehensive Plan. This plan guides the city's land use over the next 20 years. The speakers will address how the growth that is coming to the city and the region can be managed so that it benefits existing residents andneighborhoods as well as new residents.

RSVP (attendance only): Washington Regional Network, 202-244-1105, or e-mail. This event is free of charge.

NCPC is located between E & D Streets, NW; Closest Metro Stations: Gallery Place, Metro Center, Archives, Federal Triangle.