From: d.c. forrd <dc4reality@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 4:17 PM
Subject: TESTIMONY IN RE: PR 24-380
To: Committee of the Whole (Council) <cow@dccouncil.us>, Evan Cash <ecash@dccouncil.us>, pmendelson <pmendelson@dccouncil.us>
Cc: pmendelson <pmendelson@dccouncil.us>, Anita Bonds <abonds@dccouncil.us>, Silverman, Elissa (Council) <esilverman@dccouncil.us>, <rwhite@dccouncil.us>, <chenderson@dccouncil.us>, Nadeau, Brianne K. (Council) <bnadeau@dccouncil.us>, <bpinto@dccouncil.us>, <mcheh@dccouncil.us>, <jlewisgeorge@dccouncil.us>, <kmcduffie@dccouncil.us>, Charles Allen <callen@dccouncil.us>, <vgray@dccouncil.us>, <twhite@dccouncil.us>, Robin Diener <robinsdiener@gmail.com>
We ask the Council to fulfill the law before passage of PR 24-380 and demand the executive to conduct the required impact assessments associated with the 200 million square feet of land use map changes that is now culminating with PR 24-380, Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Generalized Policy Map Approval Resolution of 2021. See DC Code § 1–306.04 (d), 10A DCMR 2515.3 (e), among other laws and regs.
If we don't plan as a city, we will see even more displacement of our vulnerable communities. If we don't plan, we will see more sinkholes and blackouts. If we don't plan, we will see more choking traffic jams. If we don't plan, we will see more health disparities. If we don’t plan, our schools will become more overcrowded. If we don’t plan, the costs of living here will continue to be out of reach for most working people, especially those making minimum wage.
2021_11_15_dc4rd_COMP_PLAN_MAPS_PR_24-380_w_ATTACHMENTS.pdf