As property values surge and longtime residents face displacement, Shaw's leaders must decide whether development serves the community or leaves it behind.
After years of delays, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority receives federal approval to begin construction on the long-awaited transit corridor connecting Bethesda to New Carrollton.
City planners and housing advocates are divided on whether aggressive upzoning will solve the capital's affordability crisis or accelerate displacement.
As violent crime statistics force a reckoning, city officials must decide whether to embrace controversial policing reforms or revert to enforcement-heavy tactics.
From new bike lane expansions to a major corporate carbon pledge, Washington advances its environmental goals as summer heat tests the city's climate resilience.
Community leaders across Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant are bracing for major policy shifts that will reshape how thousands of residents navigate employment, housing access, and citizenship pathways.
Police leadership, violence prevention experts, and neighborhood advocates warn that without coordinated action, the District faces a critical moment in public safety.
Decades of deferred maintenance, budget shortfalls, and competing priorities have left Metro on the brink—and forced city leaders to finally confront the decisions that got us here.
A sweeping rezoning amendment for Ward 7 and revised affordability requirements signal a new direction for the city's long-troubled residential development agenda.
As the District grapples with a projected budget shortfall, community leaders warn that cuts to youth services could devastate neighborhoods already struggling with violence and opportunity gaps.
A sweeping zoning reform approved this week aims to address the capital's affordable housing crisis, but residents are split on whether it will deliver real relief or accelerate displacement.
Recent geopolitical upheaval from Venezuela to the Middle East is pushing more migrants to Washington, but the city's already-strained rental market leaves community leaders scrambling for solutions.
Municipal officials and sustainability experts outline aggressive plans to reduce emissions across the District's aging infrastructure and growing population.
As community safety initiatives gain momentum worldwide, DC's grassroots approach offers lessons—and challenges—compared to peer cities from London to Seoul.