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Wednesday January 3, 2007
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Revitalized neighborhoods. Shorter commutes. A business corridor stretching from Northeast Maryland to Hampton Roads, Virginia. By most accounts, the region will look radically different in twenty years. We get some predictions on our economic, cultural, and aesthetic future -- and hear your wish list for the area where you live.
Douglas Fruehling, Senior Editor, Washington Business Journal
Ellen McCarthy, outgoing Director, D.C. Office of Planning
Robert E. Lang, Director, Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech in Alexandria, Virginia; and Associate Professor, School of Planning and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
What will our communities look like in the years to come? The predictions and promises from public officials are many. We explore the possibilities, hopes and anxieties of local communities as the Washington region changes before our eyes.
Marc Fisher, Washington Post columnist
Oramenta Newsome, Director, DC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (DC-LISC)
Reyn Anderson, Petworth neighborhood resident and activist; Co-founder, Washington Central Parks
Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA de Maryland
Angela Jones Hackley, Executive Director, D.C. Action for Children
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