Posts tagged Comprehensive Plan
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As Chinatown grows, some long-time residents wonder where they fit
“Chinatown’s identity is the people who live there.” That’s what Chinatown means to Yi Chen, a documentary filmmaker and adjunct professor at George Mason University. But what happens when those people can’t connect with other District residents, or when they can’t live in Chinatown? Keep reading…
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How to ask for more affordable housing but make building it impossible
The progressive group DC for Democracy (DC4D) wants to create more affordable housing. That’s great. But a recent recommendation from the group would actually have the effect of reducing it. Keep reading…
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DC’s Comprehensive Plan, a document we use today, preserves the racial segregation of our past
In its current planning documents, DC classifies neighborhoods in a way that looks disturbingly similar to “redlining” maps from the past. By labeling large sections of DC as “stable” and creating policies that insulate these areas, the city appears to be preserving residential segregation. Keep reading…
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Redevelopment at Brookland Manor moves forward, but affordable housing challenges loom
Last week, DC’s Zoning Commission approved property owner MidCity Financial’s plan to redevelop the first of eight blocks at Brookland Manor. Two big questions that aren't going anywhere: How should DC regulate development, and what obligation does it have to care for low-income residents? Keep reading…
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For a healthy city, include housing for everyone
“Growing inclusively means that individuals and families are not confined to particular economic and geographic boundaries but are able to make important choices — choices about where they live, how and where they earn a living, how they get around the city, and where their children go to school.” Keep reading…
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“We’re already in jail:” Evictions and private policing at Brookland Manor
Some tenants at Brookland Manor say management and a former security company mistreated them, and that the owner, who wants to develop the property, is trying to push them out. This post takes a look at those allegations. Keep reading…
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Would plans for Brookland Manor mean fewer affordable apartments? Yes, if you look closely.
The owners of Brookland Manor say their redevelopment plan would replace all of the existing affordable housing at the complex. Residents and advocates say that isn't true. Read the latest installment in our series on one of DC's most contentious housing cases. Keep reading…
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How the DC government shot itself in the foot at Brookland Manor
MidCity, the company that owns Brookland Manor, wanted to build more housing— and more affordable housing— at Brookland Manor, but the DC government got in the way. Here's how that happened. Keep reading…
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Brookland Manor: What’s there now, what the owners want to build, and what that could mean for affordable housing
Brookland Manor is a large apartment complex in Brentwood, a short walk from the Rhode Island Metro station, where most of the tenants receive some form of government housing subsidy. It’s also home to a case study on development and affordable housing across our region. Keep reading…
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Let’s allow the Zoning Commission to do its job
DC's Comprehensive Plan should make it clear that the Zoning Commission has the authority to make the final decision about what the plan says can and cannot happen. Keep reading…