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The District of Columbia is a quarter of a century into an experiment with neighborhood-based elected governance. Thirty-seven Advisory Neighborhood Commissions blanket the 10-mile-square city, conducting all manner of review, critique, and advocacy functions on a wide range of city services and policies. The author, an elected Commissioner himself for five years, describes the history and shares his views about the scheme.

The District of Columbia is a quarter of a century into an experiment with neighborhood-based elected governance. Thirty-seven Advisory Neighborhood Commissions blanket the 10-mile-square city, conducting all manner of review, critique, and advocacy functions on a wide range of city services and policies. The author, an elected Commissioner himself for five years, describes the history and shares his views about the scheme. Adapted from the source document.