Breakfast links: People change, times change
Jobs changing DC’s profile
A growing job market that values highly skilled and educated employees is changing the racial and income profiles of DC. One researcher estimates that DC will no longer be majority black by 2014. (Post)
DC’s rights were bipartisan in 1978
Back in 1978, both Congressional Democrats and Republicans were happy to pass a Constitutional amendment to treat DC as a state in all ways, though only 16 of 38 states ratified the amendment. (DCist)
A student of Gerrymander
As DC prepares to redistrict as results from the 2010 Census trickle out, area students are advocating for a role in the process. Because of Census policy, DC’s college students likely helped push the District over 600,000 residents this year. (GW Hatchet)
Mixed attitudes on tranport spending
According to a new survey of American voters on transportation infrastructure spending, 80% of respondents agree the country would benefit from expanded and improved public transportation options. Very few people support raising the gas tax, though nearly half believe it rises every year already. (Rockefeller Foundation)
Perpetuating streetcar stereotypes
Ari Shapiro says new city streetcars have a “distinctly 19th-century feel.” And the automobile has a distinctly 17th-century feel. (NPR) … H Street now has some distinctly modern streetcar stops. (H Street Great Street)
Challenging myths of the suburbs
Contrary to what many think, the suburbs aren’t white or middle class, they’re not necessarily boring and sterile, they’re definitely not a free market outcome, and they’re growing less politically conservative. Suburbanites are also adapting the lifestyles to be less energy-intensive. (Post)
Live chat with Jacque Patterson
At-large DC Council candidate Jacque Patterson will be joining us for a live chat at 1:00 pm today. Stop by to ask Mr. Patterson about issues that matter to you! Also, Vincent Orange will be our guest on Thursday, also at 1.
Are you in the office? Why?
This week is National Telework Week, and many area Congresspeople are on board encouraging employers and government agencies to let more people work from home. Can you? (GovPro)
And…
The average home size has been growing steadily over the last half-century. (RPUS) … An Amtrak locomotive caught fire in the Ivy City maintenance yard on Saturday. (Post) … Tall buildings can save historic cities from wholesale demolition. (The Atlantic)