D.C.’s Population Growth Has Seriously Slowed Down. What Gives? | DCist
dcist.com/story/19/01/31/d-c-s-population-growth-has-seriously-slowed-down-what-gives/ D.C.’s Population Growth Has Seriously Slowed Down. What Gives? It has long been a favorite talking point for D.C.’s elected officials: 1,000 new people moving into the city every month, making it one of the fastest-growing jurisdictions in the country. But what was once a rapid and enviable clip of population growth in the […]
BBC News: The city with no homeless on its streets
I saw this on the BBC News App and thought you should see it: The city with no homeless on its streets What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? Disclaimer: The BBC is not responsible for the content of this email, and anything written in this […]
Documenting a dying history: Journalist captures final days at DC’s Barry Farm | wusa9.com
www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/final-days-of-barry-farm-through-pictures/65-abe9ad4c-4a94-4e90-8d1d-dce1dc8119af Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
Fwd: The Deceptive, Shameful, Lucratively Funded War Against Rent Control In California and across the country, landlord groups are waging a disinformation campaign to squash efforts to make rent more affordable. By SOPHIE KASAKOVE October 18, 2018
Mary Bolton 202-390-1208 Begin forwarded message: > From: mary bolton > Date: January 30, 2019 at 7:25:13 PM EST > To: Mary Bolton > Subject: Re: The Deceptive, Shameful, Lucratively Funded War Against Rent Control In California and across the country, landlord groups are waging a disinformation campaign to squash efforts to make rent more […]
Squatters turn oligarch’s empty London property into homeless shelter | UK news | The Guardian
Fantastic!! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/27/squatters-open-oligarchs-empty-london-property-as-homeless-shelter Squatters turn oligarch’s empty London property into homeless shelter Vast £15m home bought by Russian Andrey Goncharenko, who wants to add a pool and leisure centre, is housing about 25 people Diane Taylor Fri 27 Jan 2017 14.51 EST Vast £15m home bought by Russian Andrey Goncharenko, who wants to add a pool […]
How Charlotte Is Getting More Strategic about Housing Dollars – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-charlotte-is-getting-more-strategic-about-housing-dollars?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=85602aaddf-Issue_286_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7… How Charlotte Is Getting More Strategic about Housing Dollars Charlotte has a new pot of money for affordable housing. Last fall, the city’s voters approved the sale of $50 million in municipal bonds to be put into the local housing trust fund, and last week, three financial institutions — Bank of America, Ally Financial, […]
With 84% of DC’s public housing stock in serious disrepair, we are at a crossroads | The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
www.legalclinic.org/with-84-of-dcs-public-housing-stock-in-serious-disrepair-we-are-at-a-crossroads/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
The 500 Units Headed to the H Street Corridor
dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the-500-units-headed-to-h-street-corridor/14916 Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
DC Debuts Tiny Homes in Deanwood
dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/dc-debuts-tiny-home-demonstration-in-deanwood/14489 DC Debuts Tiny Homes in Deanwood by Nena Perry-Brown The tiny houses in Deanwood. Earlier this year, UrbanTurf reported on DC’s Vacant to Vibrant initiatives, one of which involves a tiny home installation. Now, that diminutive demonstration has delivered. In the rain on Monday, the Department of Community and Housing Development (DHCD) unveiled a […]
Public housing renovations
www.legalclinic.org/with-84-of-dcs-public-housing-stock-in-serious-disrepair-we-are-at-a-crossroads/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208