Do you know when city elected officials get to make a decision, and when a federal agency or hybrid makes the decision instead? Do you know what our current zoning says and what planners want to change? Or what the height limit really is?

Photo by the DC Office of Planning.

I put together a quick quiz for the Washington City Paper about a few specifics of DC rules that you might not know. Take the quiz and post your score, or your questions, in the comments here.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.