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Collaborative Schools Task Force
After nearly a year of work, the DC Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force is preparing to release its interim recommendations to advance collaboration between the DC Public Schools (DCPS) and the District’s public charter schools.
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DC’s Public Commercial Assets: Could Generate $2.5 Billion Annually for the City
To capture the upside of public commercial assets, cities can create urban wealth funds to professionally manage their assets to the greater benefit of the entire community.
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2018: FC2 Continues to Drive Metro Reform
For more than two years, the Federal City Council (FC2) has led the regional effort to reform the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in order to set Metro on a sustainable economic and operational path. That leadership is paying off.
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The District’s Most Underrepresented Industries
Manufacturing facilities, department stores and car dealerships all employ sizable numbers of workers in many parts of the country. But in the District of Columbia, they’re not so common. These and other types of industries are underrepresented locally, providing fewer jobs given the size of the economy than most other places.
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San Diego’s Smart Street Lights Save $2.4 Million Each Year
CityPalooza takes the pulse of innovative practices used to solve intractable urban problems and broadcasting them far and wide. Conceived by Federal City Council’s Anthony Williams, the new website is a go-to place for cities to learn about novel solutions to thorny issues. Learn how two successful smart street lights pilot programs in San Diego, using wireless adaptive controls and enhanced sensors, led to maximized performance, energy efficiency and financial savings.
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AWT Leads Yearlong Celebration of the Anacostia River Corridor
The Anacostia Waterfront Trust (AWT) has joined with the National Park Service, civic organizations and government agencies to launch “The Year of the Anacostia”, a yearlong celebration of the Anacostia River corridor in 2018, which includes the 100th anniversary of Anacostia Park and the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birth. Throughout the year organizations will be seeking support to host events, activities, programs and projects along the Anacostia River to celebrate the ecological restoration, economic growth and community unity within the Anacostia watershed.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
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Speaker's Series Breakfast with Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie
Wednesday, January 17
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Federal City Council
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
To register for the event, please click HERE.
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Transportation Committee Project Breakfast
Featuring Kanti Srikanth, Transportion Director for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Tuesday, January 30
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Federal City Council
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
To register for this event, please click HERE.
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SAVE-THE-DATE: Winter Board Meeting
Thursday, February 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
More details to come!
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