New exhibit shows how redlining affected DC and beyond, and what we can do about it today
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Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts: An exhibit detailing the impact of redlining on DC; How single stair apartments can improve fire safety; An overview of 2022 DC candidate policy positions on housing and land use; Plus, Do Something on Connecticut Ave: cut the whole thing, if DC can't stick to its vision.
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Bob Ward (Contributor) • April 17, 2024
Racially restrictive covenants and other policies known as “redlining” forced Black residents out of the neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park, denying them the ability to create generational wealth through homeownership and segregating communities in the District for decades. A traveling exhibit currently housed at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library explores those legacies, and considers what can be done about it today.
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Payton Chung (Board of Directors) • April 15, 2024
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A common objection to requiring only one staircase in new residential buildings is that it would roll back safety regulations to cut costs. But in fact, single-stair reforms have the potential to get more people into safer buildings.
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Adriana Vance (Policy intern) • April 12, 2024
As we gear up for another season of candidate endorsements, GGWash takes a look back at candidate responses to our 2022 questionnaires. This piece highlights key takeaways from our analysis of DC Council and ANC candidate survey responses on housing and land use.
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Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • April 18, 2024
This week on Do Something: the wheels come off on Connecticut Avenue; fourplexes (and more) in Montgomery County; and getting ready for the Virginia primaries.
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