How Humans Could Halt Climate Change By 2050 : Goats and Soda : NPR
www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/11/688876374/its-2050-and-this-is-how-we-stopped-climate-change It’s 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change Dan Charles When NPR interviewed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in February about her Green New Deal, she said that her goal was bigger than just passing some new laws. “What I hope we’re able to do is rediscover the power of public imagination,” she said. […]
New HUD budget proposes massive cuts to affordable housing programs – ThinkProgress
thinkprogress.org/trump-hud-budget-cuts-affordable-housing-f166f8b80404/ New HUD budget proposes massive cuts to affordable housing programs In a proposal that’s anything but populist, the administration would strip vital funding for vulnerable residents of both urban and rural communities. Mar 12, 2019, 2:38 pm President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s agency would deprive many needy citizens […]
DC’s population topped 700,000 in 2018, but last year also saw the slowest annual increase in a decade | District, Measured
districtmeasured.com/2019/03/13/dcs-population-topped-700000-in-2018-but-last-year-also-saw-the-slowest-annual-increase-in-a-decade/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
With Barry Farm All but Abandoned, the Fight for its Future is Just Beginning – East of the River
eastoftheriverdcnews.com/2019/03/12/with-barry-farm-all-but-abandoned-the-fight-for-its-future-is-just-beginning/ With Barry Farm All but Abandoned, the Fight for its Future is Just Beginning March 12, 2019 According to Detrice Belt, president of the Barry Farm Tenants and Allies Association, officials recently cut down trees to continue demolition. It’s been over nine months since DC’s highest court rejected redevelopment plans for Barry Farm, awarding […]
Report: D.C. Must Double Affordable Housing Spending To Meet Rising Costs | DCist
dcist.com/story/19/03/11/report-d-c-must-double-affordable-housing-spending-to-meet-rising-costs/ Report: D.C. Must Double Affordable Housing Spending To Meet Rising Costs A report from the progressive D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute says the cost of housing construction and preservation is on the rise.D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute “D.C.’s housing challenges require a bold solution,” writes FPI policy analyst Doni Crawford. “Doubling D.C.’s Housing Production Trust Fund […]
Giving homes to the homeless is cheaper than leaving them on the streets – Vox
www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State – Next City
nextcity.org/features/view/capital-city-gentrification-and-the-real-estate-state Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Tapping into the remarkable power of city planning to reclaim urban life for all residents. EDITOR’S NOTE: Next City’s Oscar Perry Abello spoke with author Samuel Stein last week about his new book, “Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State,” published by Verso Books. The […]
Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning – Next City
nextcity.org/daily/entry/why-history-matters-in-equitable-development-planning?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b047bef009-Daily_781_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7a0-b047b… Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning The researchers could have led with the numbers — homes purchased, local small businesses assisted, construction worker trainees placed, pounds of fruit and vegetables harvested. Instead, in the second of three reports on the 11th Street Bridge Park project in Washington, D.C. — released today — the […]
DGS Chief Knew In 2017 That Shelters Were Three Months Behind Schedule, Emails Show
www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-complex/article/21049781/dgs-chief-knew-in-2017-that-shelters-were-three-months-behind-schedule-emails-show Emails Show DGS Chief Knew In 2017 That the Ward 7 Homeless Shelter Was Three Months Behind Schedule Yet the agency’s former director claimed under oath that she didn’t know until February of 2018. Darrow Montgomery The chief of D.C.’s Department of General Services knew as early as September 2017 that MCN Build, the […]
Fwd: Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Mary Bolton 202-390-1208 Begin forwarded message: > From: Next City > Date: March 4, 2019 at 2:52:04 PM EST > To: Next City Reader > Subject: Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State > Reply-To: Next City > > > > > > Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State > Tapping into […]