Officials have spent four years gathering public feedback on the Comp Plan. But what is it, and why is it back in the news again?

A forum this past weekend in Ward 3 offered a preview of how the mayor might sell her agenda in neighborhoods where new development often faces skepticism.

The Office of Planning is hosting a series of meetings to get a sense of what residents want.

Some of the plan’s highlights include transforming the sidewalk at 18th St. and Columbia Rd. into a flexible community gathering place, creating retail subdistricts for businesses, and reaching a 25 percent target for high performing roofs for residential and commercial properties.

The Office of Planning wants rowhouses in certain areas to be limited in height to 35 feet.

Mayor Vincent Gray’s office confirmed that Tregoning, a smart growth advocate who recently fought to give D.C. more of a say in the Height Act process, is leaving the city to work for the Obama Administration.

The city wants more control over any proposed changes in height outside of the L’Enfant City.

While an Advisory Neighborhood Commission in Adams Morgan backed a 227-room boutique hotel yesterday, the D.C. Office of Planning and MPD remain opposed to the project.

Two of the four Walmarts planned inside the District’s borders have cleared a major hurdle, clearing a review from the city’s Office of Planning enabling them to move forward with construction as soon as permits from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs can be obtained.

Harriet Tregoning, the Director of the District’s Office of Planning, was struck by a car while riding her bicycle to work this morning. Fortunately, she came out of it without injury.