Breakfast links: MD and DC officials call for resignations and investigations after primary election challenges
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DC and Maryland officials call for resignations over election problems
Officials in DC and Maryland are calling for the resignation of Linda H. Lamone, Maryland’s State Board of Elections director, and DC Board of Elections Chair Michael Bennett after problems with absentee ballots and long lines at voting locations plagued the two jurisdictions in a mostly vote by mail election. (Post)
When American cities are designed to oppress
Architecture can be used as an instrument of oppression; however, incorporating Design Justice principals into the fields of architecture and planning can help dismantle racist practices and create radically just spaces. (Bryan Lee Jr. / CityLab)
Highways are often linked to racial injustice
Interstate 94 is the highway protesters marched on, protesting the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police and police brutality. Interstate 94 is also the highway that destroyed the neighborhood of Rondo, a once-thriving Black community in St. Paul. (Linda Poon / CityLab)
How to decrease the cost of constructing multifamily housing
Parking requirements and foundations contribute to the increasing cost of building multifamily housing however there are ways to improve the efficiency of building apartments through cost savings in site preparation, substructure work, and parking. (Brooking)
How are white parents discussing racism, police brutality with their children?
A mom at 15th and Swann Street in DC talks about what was going through her mind and that of her family the night police corralled protestors. (Lisa Kays / Medium)
Local suburbs are also protesting
While thousands of people have gone to DC to protest the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, local suburbs also held rallies and marches to bring awareness to systemic racism and police brutality. (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)
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