This exhibit celebrates D.C. as a capital and as a regular city

Published: July 31, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

Thousands of federal employees traipse to and from it every day, even in the age of telework. Sometime parts it look like a major world capital. Some like tony suburbs. Some like shantytowns. That's our Washington, D.C. Portions of it have been shaped for a century by the National Capital Planning Commission. Joining me for a centennial retrospective, the commission's executive director, Marcel Acosta.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices