More than 2,800 residents of the District of Columbia gathered on November 15 at the Washington Convention Center to help plan the future of the city. Over the course of the day-long forum, participants in Citizen Summit III discussed their long-term vision for the future of the District and weighed trade-offs between policy options to address critical challenges facing the city.

Citizen Summit III was convened by Mayor Anthony Williams and attended by several members of the City Council, including Council Chairman Linda Cropp, and numerous ANC Commissioners. The results of Citizen Summit III will be used by Mayor Williams to develop the Citywide Strategic Plan, which sets out the programs and services that will be put in place by government agencies. Results will shape budget priorities for the 2005 city budget.

Citizen Summit III* is part of Mayor Williams' Neighborhood Action initiative to engage the public in the city's governance. Over the past four years, Neighborhood Action has engaged more than 10,000 people in setting the city's priorities.

Find out more from the following:

• Who attended Citizen Summit III?
• What challenges were discussed at Citizen Summit III?
• What budget priorities emerged from Citizen Summit III?
• Was a long-range vision adopted at Citizen Summit III?

Complete results from Citizen Summit III will be available in the coming weeks on the Neighborhood Action website.