Here's our roundup of must-read posts from the week:
Good morning, Washington. We assume you woke up this morning yearning to read about DC's Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) and how they intersect with community input. Boy, has Alex Baca got the explainer for you!
In housing news further north, Baltimore's city council passed a bill that has drawn ire from tenant advocates. It's meant to offer people an alternative to expensive security deposits — but some say it could leave renters vulnerable.
Equity and sustainability are important values to us at GGWash... and turns out, they're important to the US Department of Transportation too. The agency's largest discretionary grant program is shifting its focus to prioritize projects centering those values, though it's not clear yet how exactly they'll define them.
Finally, Interim Executive Director Caitlin Rogger reflects on how we've been doing in a year full of changes, as we prepare to announce one more.
As Comp Plan limps to its conclusion, GGWash’s Alex Baca unpacks why increasing density in DC’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM), does not remove community input on development projects.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • April 14, 2021
A bill on Baltimore’s mayor’s desk requires some landlords to offer security deposit alternatives. But one of those alternatives, “security deposit insurance,” is drawing criticism from tenant advocates
The US Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs in order to reward regional and local governments who put “equity” and “sustainability” first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department defines those critical terms.
By Caitlin Rogger (Interim Executive Director) • April 13, 2021
GGWash’s interim executive director, Caitlin Rogger, reflects on the last several months, as our organization navigated a pandemic, a leadership shift, and plans for a sustainable future.
