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

Mayor Bowser has challenged District agencies to identify new policies, tools and initiatives to achieve her bold goal of creating 36,000 new housing units, 12,000 of them affordable, 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)