Working toward a vibrant public life in DC to promote health, safety, civic engagement, economic opportunity, and connected communities.

The report provides an analysis of current affordable housing distribution and proposes specific targets to achieve Mayor Bowser’s bold goal of building 36,000 new homes, including 12,000 homes affordable to low-income residents, by 2025.

The DC Cultural Plan lays out a vision for strengthening the people, places, communities, and ideas that define culture within DC.

The District of Columbia Public Space Activation & Stewardship Guide is a resource developed by the Office of Planning to help District stakeholders foster vital public spaces throughout the city.

This virtual tour highlights 100 sites associated with the people and events that defined the local and national battle for civil rights. (Photo: Home Rule demonstration at the District Building, 1973)

The Historic Context Statement for Washington’s LGBTQ Resources was prepared to document and broaden the historical narrative of the District’s LGBTQ communities.