Brookings: Experts - David F. Garrison

Building the Best Capital City in the World

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Greater Washington joined with DC Appleseed, Our Nation’s Capital, George Washington University and Arent Fox LLP in a study of what it would take to make the District of Columbia the “best capital in the world.” The Brookings authors review how the city’s special status as a federal district limits its fiscal resources, and discuss the District’s decade of balanced budgets and good management, along with its impressive efforts to rejuvenate the city’s infrastructure.

Quality Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods, and the Future of DC

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New analysis by Greater Washington Research at Brookings, the Urban Institute and 21st Century School Fund argues that Washington, DC can become a more family-friendly city by linking its investments and policies in public schools, affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization together.

Planning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District Families

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The District of Columbia is struggling to attract and retain families with children. Most newcomers are singles and childless couples. The total number of school-age children has declined slightly. Many of the city’s schools suffer from long-standing physical, management and academic problems. The availability of quality public schools, near affordable family-friendly housing, will help determine the city’s success.

St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The federal government is planning to devote the entire 176-acre West Campus of the St. Elizabeths Hospital, a national historic landmark, to the exclusive use of the Department of Homeland Security’s headquarters.

Homes for an Inclusive City: A Comprehensive Housing Strategy for Washington, D. C.

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Mayor Anthony A. Williams and the Council of the District of Columbia established the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force to recommend public policies to meet the housing needs of both the current District residents as well as an additional 100

A New Federal Contribution to the District of Columbia? The Need, Likely Impact, and Some Options

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The District of Columbia confronts a significant structural imbalance in its fiscal capacity, due largely to its status as a city without a state and from revenue limitations caused by the federal presence.

DC Public School and Public Charter School Capital Budgeting

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This report focuses the many improvements needed in the way the city's public school system and public charter schools do their capital planning.

Capital Program Coordination (District of Columbia)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This report sets forth for the city recommendations on how to move from an annual capital budget with no serious long term planning to a ten-year capital program with capital budgets that implement the plan.

Redeveloping the St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus: Opportunity and Complexity on a Hill

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

David F. Garrison argues that the Washington, D.C. region needs to mount a concerted and sustained effort to realize the redevelopment potential of the 356-acre St. Elizabeths Hospital complex in the city's southeast quadrant.