Posts tagged Fair Housing
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Five things Phil Mendelson changed in the Comprehensive Plan Framework
Fifteen months after the public hearing on the DC Comprehensive Plan framework, council chairman Phil Mendelson released a proposal for changes to this first chapter of DC’s guiding document. Here are the main things he changed. Keep reading…
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The Comp Plan is about to be baaaack. Here’s what’s happening.
On Tuesday, July 9, the DC Council will take the first of two votes on the Framework Element of the Comprehensive Plan. This is the first chapter of DC’s massive Comp Plan and the subject of the epic 13-hour hearing all the way back in March… of 2018. The Comprehensive Plan is a 600-page document that supposedly guides all of DC’s growth and change, from housing to education to trash pickup. It’s most important on land use, since it sets policies that zoning boards must follow. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how YOU can make greater Washington even greater
Whether you’re a new arrival or a DC veteran, the ways in which the District works (or doesn’t work) can be a mystery. Unravel the enigma with GGWash’s DC 101, a lively workshop that will give you the knowledge, tools, and encouragement to be an advocate for safer streets, expanded housing, and more. Yes, DC can be greater — and you can help make it happen! Keep reading…
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Upzone expensive areas to fund anti-displacement in poor ones? Should we push this?
Matthew Yglesias has a bold idea for DC housing and anti-displacement policy: Build a lot of new homes in areas like west of Rock Creek Park, Dupont/Logan, and Capitol Hill, and use some of the tax revenue to cut property taxes east of the Anacostia River. Keep reading…
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Equitably distribute housing: A priority for DC
A coalition of affordable housing advocates, faith groups, business groups, tenants' groups, developers, and over 250 residents have unified to support more housing, more affordable housing, and targeted support for communities as DC rewrites its Comprehensive Plan. One of those priorities: Equitably distribute housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can you park here?
No more parking fraud (downtown)?; Clues for Purple Line in Charlotte; Monday morning problems; Vulnerability in Ellicott City?; Changes for Watergate lookout spot; Late-night for London; Future residents unite; Housing: a Presidential issue; RIP. Keep reading…