Posts tagged Fair Housing
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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…