For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Contact: Southwest DC Action swdcaction@gmail.com (202) 964-0620 DC Office of Planning Doesn’t Consult with Property Owners Before Sending “UpFLUMing” to DC Council; Ward 6 Church Community Revolts Washington, DC — The Mayor’s DC Office of Planning decided to “UpFLUM” the property at Christ United Methodist Church, located nearby […]
Category: Zoning
Open Public Letter to the DC Council & Public Citywide: Did you know — The DC Comp Plan Did you know the Mayor has proposed 200 million square feet of upFLUMing on the DC Future Land Use Map in the DC Comprehensive Plan? That is 200 million new square feet of habitable commercial, retail, and […]
Media Advisory April 7, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne 703 929 6656 When is a Roof Not a Roof? Residents Challenge Zoning Approval of Masonic Lot – Dupont ANC Committee Agenda Tonight Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA) asks the question: When is a roof an embellishment? In a presentation tonight at Dupont ANC […]
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 Tuesday, March 30, 2021Contact: Gail Sonnemann, (202) 286-0845, gsonnemann@gmail.com Cheh, Trueblood Asked to Halt Development Study Residents Say Friendship Heights’ Contract ‘lllegitimate’ The Ward 3 Housing Justice Working Group (W3HJWG), a new organization working for affordable housing in Ward 3, urges Council Member Mary Cheh and Director Andrew Trueblood of the DC […]
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 […]
Media releaseMarch 21, 2021Contact Nick DelleDonne703-929-6656 The Peculiar Alliance between Mayor Bowser and Developers,What the Lawsuit on the Masonic Temple Development Shows Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA) was established in 2019 to promote the historic character of the neighborhood. One of our first acts was to apply for an extension of the historic landmark […]
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 […]