Posts tagged Gentrification
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Breakfast links: Purple Line still slated to open in 2026
MTA officials brief MoCo Council on Purple Line challenges. Some tenants of rent-controlled buildings criticize DC’s housing voucher policy. Arlington considers adding free transfers on Arlington Transit buses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: January’s I-95 snow-induced shutdown could have been prevented, Virginia OIG finds
Unlearned lessons in emergency management contributed to the I-95 snow shutdown, according to Virginia OIG. New Montgomery County planning study seeks to separate displacement from gentrification. DC homeowners continue to receive high property tax bills in error. Keep reading…
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One DC building, three TOPA processes
A building in DC was sold three times in the last 20 years. How did the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act work during each of those sales? Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2021: Where segregation has changed in DC — and where it hasn’t
A recent report found that DC, like many US cities, is actually more segregated than it was in 1990 — but the racial and ethnic makeup of many individual neighborhoods has changed over time. Keep reading…
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Why not upzoning gentrifying neighborhoods like Langley Park doesn’t prevent displacement
The basic dilemma for affordable but increasingly desirable neighborhoods like Langley Park is that both building housing and preventing housing construction result in prices going up, and existing residents being displaced. Keep reading…
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National links: Why gentrification takes center stage in debates over urban inequality
When we focus exclusively on gentrification, segregation and concentrated poverty can fly under the radar. Building by-the-book wouldn’t have protected New Orleans from flooding, so engineers pushed the limits. Is there any better way to learn about a city budget than Legos? Keep reading…
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Where segregation has changed in DC — and where it hasn’t
A recent report found that DC, like many US cities, is actually more segregated than it was in 1990 — but the racial and ethnic makeup of many individual neighborhoods has changed over time. Keep reading…
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DC Council sets the stage for high-density residential construction on publicly owned land along U Street Corridor
As part of its sweeping District-wide planning overhaul process, DC Council took a vote Tuesday that could set the stage for more housing along the U Street Corridor. Keep reading…
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What is a feminist city? Author Leslie Kern explores how to make the region better for women.
Do our public spaces support the daily activities, care work, and needs of women? “Feminist City” examines how our cities, neighborhoods, and transportation decisions make childcare, household activities, and safety challenging for women. The author of this recently published book chatted with Greater Greater Washington. Here’s what she had to say. Keep reading…
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Gentrification in DC isn’t just a black and white issue
Most conventional debates over gentrification in DC position the process as one that replaces long-time black residents with newer, wealthier white residents. Given the context, this framing makes sense: DC has a well-established black middle class and a wealth of black history. However, the reality is a bit more complex — and diverse. Keep reading…