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Have you read the Metro Accountability Platform? To maximize the impact of the historic investments in Metro made by the District, Maryland and Virginia this year, this calls for prioritization of reforms to the Metro board and operations. Read more:

Metro Accountability Platform - It's Time for Better Transit Regional leaders in DC, Maryland, and Virginia made history earlier this year by securing $500 million in annual dedicated funding for Metro. Now that we have dedicated funding, it is … Continue reading "Metro Accountability Platform"

The FC2 first launched its reform effort in early 2016, arguing for the dissolution of WMATA’s current board and the formation of a temporary reform board, the commitment of sufficient, dedicated and bondable funding, and the implementation of efforts that would increase operational efficiency.

2018: FC2 Continues to Drive Metro Reform | Federal City Council 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. Today the FC2 is closer to realizing its visio...

DC’s Public Commercial Assets: Could Generate $2.5 Billion Annually for the City

DC’s Public Commercial Assets: Could Generate $2.5 Billion Annually for the City | Federal City Council 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, Dag Detter, co-author of the highly regarded The Public Wealth of Cities, tells trustees. “Every city is sitting on a goldmi...

Begun as a Federal City Council (FC2) Initiative, the Trust has been created to restore the Anacostia, improve the 1,200 acres of adjacent public parklands and strengthen neighborhoods along and near the river.

The Anacostia Waterfront Trust and Its Water, Land and Community Mission | Federal City Council Submitted by mcrawford on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 13:44 More than a century ago, the Anacostia River and waterfront was envisioned as a bucolic civic space. Instead, it became Washington, D.C.’s badly polluted and forgotten river, carving a social and economic divide between the District’s east and we...

These numbers are indeed drastic, and the implications dire. But, when put in the context of the Metro region’s history, the “Amazon effect” is an unimpressive flare in the region’s chronic housing crisis.

How big of a deal is Amazon HQ2 for the DC Metro Region? - D.C. Policy Center How big of a deal is Amazon HQ2 for the DC Metro Region? - D.C. Policy Center

D.C. Policy Center on Reducing barriers for job-seekers

Reducing barriers for job-seekers - D.C. Policy Center Reducing barriers for job-seekers - D.C. Policy Center

WATCH: The Barras Report featuring FC2 Executive Director & CEO Tony Williams

The Barras Report: Anthony Williams ONE IN SIX AMERICANS LIVE IN ZIP CODES THAT ARE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED. FORMER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAYOR ANTHONY WILLIAMS HELPED TO CREATE THE V...

How big of a deal is Amazon HQ2 for the DC Metro Region? – https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/amazon-effect/ via The D.C. Policy Center

How big of a deal is Amazon HQ2 for the DC Metro Region? - D.C. Policy Center How big of a deal is Amazon HQ2 for the DC Metro Region? - D.C. Policy Center

Commute times for District residents are linked to income and method of transportation –

Commute times for District residents are linked to income and method of transportation - D.C. Policy Center On average, D.C. residents spend 28.85 minutes commuting to work. How do commute times and methods vary by neighborhood within the District?

: FC2 Trustees Sylvia Burwell and Charlene Drew Jarvis are handpicked members of the selection committee recommending a new Chancellor

DC Mayor outlines how new chancellor will be picked DC Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed the handpicked member of the selection committee recommending a new DC Public Schools Chancellor. The committee will be chaired by American University President Sylvia Mathews Burwell and former DC councilmember Charlene Dre

Two drivers of D.C.’s public school enrollment increase – https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/two-drivers-of-d-c-s-public-school-enrollment-increase/ https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/two-drivers-of-d-c-s-public-school-enrollment-increase/

Two drivers of D.C.’s public school enrollment increase - D.C. Policy Center Two drivers of D.C.’s public school enrollment increase - D.C. Policy Center