Date: July 25th, 2007

Looking to Washington for ideas? Part 2: Don’t look up?

25 July, 2007 (09:54) | Markets, US News, Zoning and land use | No comments

 
Yesterday I reviewed Steven Pearlstein’s column seeking a regional solution, and finished by rhetorically asking what was the one feature that distinguishes Washington DC from its neighboring towns?
 

“I’m staying under the height restriction!”
 
The height restriction.
 
Virtually unique among US — at least, I know of no other — the District has forbidden buildings taller than 160 […]