Quoting Matt Yglesias: "This is hardly a policy issue of earth-shattering importance, but David Alpert’s right that it sure would be nice if the District of Columbia put all the official review filings pertaining to new developments online. And, of course, much the same applies to other states and municipalities. In this day and age, really anything that any government agency makes available to people who show up at an office and ask to see a paper copy of ought to be made available online. It’s just common sense that information available to the public should be made available to the public in the most convenient way."