washington, d.c. presentation
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Matthew CaseyBryan MacLellanJohn WinsorJoseph Buyonje
Background • Origin: George Washington,
Christopher Columbus• Land Area: 100 square miles• Peak population: 800,000
Currently• Land Area:68.3 square miles• Population: 632,323 • Median Household income
(2009) : $58,906
Source: wikipedia.org
Source: wikipedia.org
Population
Street LayoutPierre Charles L'Enfant
Source: maps.google.com
Source: wikipedia.org
Source: wikipedia.org
City Layout
• Four quadrants• Streets are set out in a grid pattern with
east–west streets named with letters and north–south streets with numbers
Source: maps.google.com
Source: wikipedia.org
Draft of Proposed new zoning codeCurrent zoning code in place since 1958
Land Use
http://dc.gov/DC
http://dc.gov/DC
Transportation Agencies
• District of Colombia Department of Transportation (DDOT)• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Ddot.dc.govWmata.com
DDOT Services: Circulator
Ddot.dc.gov
Ddot.dc.gov
DDOT Services: Street Car
Ddot.dc.govWikipedia.org
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Metro BusWikipedia.org
Metro Rail
Wmata.com
Washington.org
Paratransit
Wikipedia.org Wmata.com
Alternative Forms of Transportation
Walking
Wikipedia.org Rawstory.com
Bicycling
Maps.google.com
Wikipedia.orgUli.org
Unique Characteristics
Panaramio.com
Goal of Transportation Network
Blog.hemmings.com
Questions?
Works Cited• Census Information for Washington, DC, Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Washington D.C.: Rachel Cooper, 2010. Web. http://dc.about.com/od/communities/a/CensusDC2000.htm
• Monack, D. McMillan Plan. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web
• United States. Department of The Interior. National Park Service. N.p., n.d. Web. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/dc/dc0700/dc0776/data/dc0776data.pdf
• DC Office of Zoning. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. http://dcoz.dc.gov/main.shtm