Washington DC: Tourist Trap or Urbanist Powerhouse?

After visiting Chicago this spring, we continued on to Washington, DC—a fascinating city that surprisingly doesn’t receive as much attention in the online urbanist community as it deserves. We already made a video talking about the trade-offs and consequences of the height limit but there’s a lot more that’s interesting and unique about the urbanism of the US capital. Keep Urbanity rolling: Join our Patreon for early releases, credit at the end of each video, and bonus content:   / ohtheurbanity   Contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NeAL... Subscribe on YouTube:    / @ohtheurbanity   Instagram:   / ohurbanity   Twitter:   / ohurbanity   For professional inquiries, please fill out the following contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NeAL... References: Housing permitting data in different metro areas: https://housing-data.vercel.app/ DC building registry for dates: https://dcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/we... Fallout 3 clip from:    • Fallout 3 Full Walkthrough Gameplay - No C...   Transit ridership data (look under "heavy rail" for subways): https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploa...