Content categorized as Development

People in the Park: Love, Roots, Routine and The Hot Dog Stand Man

The story of Franklin park and a man who sells hot dogs there.

The MLK Mural Will Return. Will The Homeless?

On June 8, 2017 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and, former mayor Anthony Williams spoke about the 3-year renovation of D.C.’s downtown library branch while the historic 56 ft x 7 ft mural of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was removed.

Are You ONE of Us?

Angie Whitehurst gives her opinion Councilman McDuffie’s response to recent developments at Brookland Manor.

Brookland Manor residents, councilmember, torn on neighborhood modernization plans

An article about a new housing developments in Northeast D.C that has lead to heated discussions.

PEOPLE IN THE PARK:
The Man Who Wheeled His Way into The Oval Office

Wisconsin man Dennis Schulze brings a personal touch to his fundraising efforts for police and military. After spending a month traveling from Delaware to the White House by wheelchair, Schulze finds himself so touched by the stories in Franklin Park that he spends a week sleeping there. 

Private Landlords Join With D.C. Government to House Homeless People

Private landlords are meeting up to join with the D.C. Government to house homeless people. They are finding ways to help house DC’s 7,473 homeless population using vouchers along with other tactics.

Treat and Support the Whole Person

Programs through local YMCAs and YWCSs would offer stability to the homeless community as people look for jobs, Street Sense vendor Gwynette Smith writes.

Council Considers Converting Office Space to Affordable Housing

11 percent of office building space is currently vacant, and if passed, the Office to Affordable Housing Task Force Establishment Act would aim to convert some of the space into low-income housing.

Ward 8 Residents Outraged by Low Funding for Housing and NEAR Act in $13.8 Billion Budget

D.C. Council unanimously passed an $13.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2018 Tuesday, but Ward 8 residents said they are unsatisfied with the lack of funding for programs like rapid rehousing and the NEAR Act.

Council Budget Tweaks to House Homeless People Not Enough to Curb Housing Crisis

On May 30, the D.C. Council approved a $13.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2018. On June 13, a legislative meeting will be held to discuss, potentially amend and enact the now-engrossed bill.

Wards 7 and 8 to City: Focus on ‘Crisis’ in Affordable Housing

Empower D.C. put on a number of meetings and workshops to discuss the use of land and development. These meetings also revealed that D.C. has a large income disparity. A better definition of “affordable housing” was called for.

Siting a Service Center That Makes a Statement

Reginald Black Talks about the many situations that the service center serve.

Using Vacant Federal Property to Develop Affordable Housing 

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty launched a Public Property/Public Need toolkit to help municipal governments that want to access vacant properties from the federal government to permanently house homeless people.

McMillan: What’s Happening and Why

A look into the struggle between the preservation and the development of McMillan park.

Trayon White Celebrates ‘Inclusive Development’ Across the Anacostia

Street Sense interviewed Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White in light of the $250,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase to create the Bridge Park Community Land Trust.

Beauregard Apartment Redevelopment Goes Back on Market

JBG Companies, owner of the Beauregard apartment complex in Alexandria approved for renovation years ago, announced in late February that it has put the project up… Read more »

Housing Highlights in Mayor’s State of the District

Mayor Bowser delivered a speech at the 2017 State of the District Address. She outlines the future of affordable housing and how she’s plans to maintain and develop more units.

Residents Rally for More Affordable Housing Dollars as Auditor Reports Mismanagement

The Office of the D.C. Auditor reported that the Department of Housing and Community Development is mismanaging the costly Housing Production Trust Fund ahead of the release of Mayor Bowser’s 2018 budget, which she defended at a rally.

City and Federal Officials Characterize New Veterans Housing as Model Development

Mayor Bowser and Obama administration officials spoke at the opening of the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence, which provides housing to homeless veterans in D.C. and includes other affordable units for low-income tenants.

“Housing is a Human Right,” Panelists Agree

Panelists from D.C. working in law, government and outreach deliberate the UN’s declaration of the “universal human right to housing.”