Brookland Manor Association Urges Council to Oppose a Racist Comp Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 Contacts: Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Beth Wagner, Organizer, brooklandmanorcoalition@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497 Ian Coon, Communications, ian.coon97@gmail.com, (515) 822-8834 Washington— Brookland Manor, the largest remaining affordable housing community in NE DC, and organizers gathered over 350 […]
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For Immediate Release Contact Marc Poe, 202-577-7104, neighborsofparkview@gmail.com Ward One Neighbors Demand “Actual Planning” Come With Amendments to DC Comp Plan; Changes to Plan Maps “Work Around” Community Input Washington, DC — Residents living and working in the Pleasant Plains and Parkview communities of Ward One have sent a letter to Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and […]
Equity and the Comprehensive Plan An Open Letter to Brian McClure, Ph.D., Director Office of Racial Equity, D.C. City Council Laura Richards, Ward 7 March 31, 2021 Dear Dr. McClure, I am a long-time resident of Southeast who is deeply concerned that the amended Comprehensive Plan pending before the D.C. City Council will […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2021 Contact: Parisa Norouzi, Executive Director, Empower DC – (202) 553-9326 Bowser Comp Plan Proposals Scored on Displacement, Housing Equity, Community Involvement, UpFLUMing –Grassroots Coalition Issues Housing Justice Amendments Mayor Bowser’s 1500-page amendments to the city’s chief planning guide, the Comprehensive Plan (CompPlan), gets low marks from the DC […]
WASHINGTON POST OPINION RESPONSE MARCH 22, 2021 DC Councilmember Mary Cheh recently responded to our Washington Post editorial, “D.C.’s build-build-build mind-set results in more gentrification”. Based on her response, she continues to be on the wrong side of racial and economic justice. I co-authored the editorial that Councilmember Cheh is referencing. CM Cheh ignores the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC Shifts Toward Jim Crow Economy Census-Tract Analysis Show Major Declines In Black Median Household Income info@southwestvoicedc.com | swvoicedc.com One-third of neighborhoods in Washington, DC saw a decline in Black median household income. Based on US Census tract four-year averages between 2010-2014 and 2015-2019, 48 out of 143 Census tracts […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 17, 2021 ‘Zoning Head Crosses Ethical Bounds’ Grassroots Ask IG, Auditor, BEGA, AG to Intervene The DC Grassroots Planning Coalition (DCGPC), the main citywide group advocating for responsible and equitable development, is asking the District’s top four accountability offices to examine a letter DC Zoning Commission Chair Anthony Hood sent to […]
Report on Neighborhood Impact of Hoffman and Associates Developments | SW Voice Editor Takes on Build Mindset in Washington Post Editorial | Environmental Study Gets Underway | An Indictment of Charles Allen | Pandemic and Gentrification | Greenleaf Redevelopment: Black Box | Poetry Corner | Quiet Place Trouble viewing? www.swvoicedc.com Hoffman Report | Editor Takes on Build […]
Opinion: D.C.’s build-build-build mind-set results in more gentrification Opinion by Christopher Williams, Renee Bowser and Paul Johnson March 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EST Christopher Williams is a member of Southwest Voice and the Friends of Buzzard Point Steering Committee. Renee Bowser is 4D02 advisory neighborhood commissioner. Paul Johnson is 4C07 advisory neighborhood commissioner. They are members […]
Southwest DC Action For release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Contact/s: swdcaction@gmail.com (202) 964-0620 CM Allen Urged to Reject Comp Plan Changes SW Joins Call for Equity, Against Black Displacement Southwest, DC is joining the citywide call against the Office of Planning’s (OP) proposed changes to the District’s Comprehensive Plan and urging Ward 6 Councilmember Charles […]