Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the United States city of Washington, D.C.[1] She previously served in that position from 2004 to 2007. Appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams,[2][3] She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups[4] who resented her development policies.
Before then, she served as deputy director for Development Review, Neighborhood Planning and Historic Preservation. McCarthy was former director of the DC Downtown Partnership, a group fostering revitalization of the historic downtown section of the city. She also ran a private practice in land use and transportation planning.
Between terms, she served as Director of Planning and Land Use at the Washington office of Arent Fox.[2]
She attended the University of Maryland, and has a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ellen McCarthy returning as the director of the DC Office of Planning !" - bloomingdale
- ^ a b c Ellen M. McCarthy Biography, Arent Fox website, Retrieved March 28, 2010
- ^ "In the stars" - Washington Business Journal
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers" - Washington City Paper
External links
edit- Office of Planning biography
- "Today at Crew" - Bisnow
- "Embassy Chef Challenge 2010" - Bisnow
- "Carr Co. Opposes District's `Living Downtown' Policy; Developer Doesn't Want Housing in Project" - The Washington Post[dead link]
- "Girding For a Fight In Foggy Bottom; GWU Expansion Raises Objections" - Washington Post
- "After Defense Decision, a Realigned Landscape" - Washington Post
- "City buys time to safeguard neighborhood zoning regs" - The Common Denominator
- "Williams’ city planner pick has big job ahead" - The Common Denominator
- "Media Report Links D.C. Official to Bribery Probe" - Washington Post
- "Erase the past, see the future" - Washington Business Journal
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