Ellen McCarthy

American urban planner
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican urban planner
PlacesUnited States of America
isArchitect Landscape architect Urban planner
Work fieldEngineering Social science
Gender
Female
Education
Harvard University
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The details

Biography

Ellen M. McCarthy is the director of the Office of Planning for the United States city of Washington, D.C.. She previously served in that position from 2004–2007. Appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams, She was forced out of the position by wealthy Ward 3 homeowner groups 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.

She attended the University of Maryland, and has a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University.

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