Enforcing priority bus lines could expand access to jobs for many DC residents and reduce operating hours and costs, but additional investments are needed to ensure equitable outcomes.
Listen to conversations from cross-sector leaders as they discuss how each sector can help address the affordability crisis, increase housing supply, and create a more equitable region.
More than 1 in 10 DC residents experience housing insecurity, disproportionately affecting certain groups, including residents in Wards 7 and 8, households with children, and Black and Hispanic residents.
Overall, early childhood educators reported ease in applying for and receiving payments from the Pay Equity Fund. They experienced significant stress relief after receiving fund payments, alleviating financial worries and improving emotional well-being.
Education, training, and workforce development organizations can help business owners navigate obstacles and remove structural barriers. Explore local ecosystems supporting Black entrepreneurship in Atlanta, DC, and Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The pilot aims to develop a scalable, replicable workforce-training model to ensure neighborhood residents benefit from new infrastructure-reuse projects. Over its second year, sites—including DC’s—have moved toward this goal but remain at different development stages.
Researchers estimate how many more eligible households in DC could be served by deep subsidies, shallow subsidies, and rental assistance that serve households with incomes below 50 percent of the area median income.
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