Posts by Matt Bevilacqua — Guest Contributor

Matt Bevilacqua is associate editor of Next American City and oversees the content on americancity.org. Previously, he was based in Washington, D.C. where he attended George Washington University (BA, Journalism) and wrote for Washington City Paper.

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  Long-term homeownership does foster civic engagement

  By Matt Bevilacqua (Guest Contributor) August 21, 2012 29

  Last year, former DC mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry tried to get the city to forbid construction of any new apartment buildings in his ward. The purpose? To increase homeownership rates, which stood at just under a quarter among Barry’s constituency.The rationale?“Renters, by their very nature, don’t keep up their neighborhoods like homeowners…  Keep reading…