Ellen McCarthy
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 2004-2007. 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
External links
- 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
- "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