Making Greater DC a place of opportunity for all. Highlights How Can DC Reverse and Prevent Cultural Displacement of Black Latines? November 6, 2020 Racist policies and practices have facilitated gentrification and displacement, which have disproportionat Feature Young and Homeless in Washington, DC Exploring the experiences of youth struggling with homelessness during the first year of Washington, DC's new homeless prevention plan. Research Report Equitable Development and Urban Park Space March 7, 2019 Results and insights from the first two years of implementation of the equitable development plan of DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project. Data you can trust about Greater DC communities. Select GeographyCensus TractsCountiesDC Advisory Neighboorhood CommissionsDC Neighborhood ClustersDC Police Service AreasDC WardsDC Zip Codes Select a Topic Select an Indicator Select a Year Learn more about the Greater DC region. Brief Washington Housing Initiative: Context and Contribution May 28, 2020 Launched in 2018, the Washington Housing Initiative identifies and acquires rental properties in neighborhoods facing rising property values in the Washington, DC area, and keeps a majority of the apartments affordable for households with moderate Highlights Who Is Most Affected by the Economic Downturn in the DC Region? May 4, 2020 Across the US, workers in industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have filed record numbers of unemployment claims. People working in businesses that rely on consumers to come and spend in place, such as restaurants, bars, and movie theaters, and those in the tourism and travel industries have been the hardest hit so far. The Washington, DC, region is not immune. Unlike the Great Recession, the federal government presence will provide no insulation from the pandemic’s negative economic consequences. Highlights The Pandemic’s Disparate Effects on DC Workers and Neighborhoods April 24, 2020 An earlier version of this post displayed the wrong source information for the maps (corrected 4/27/20). Highlights A DC Sex Education Program Seeks to Change Teens’ Beliefs about Healthy Relationships January 7, 2020 The #MeToo movement has changed the way we think about and understand consent and assault and continues to illuminate how society has normalized illegal and abusive behaviors. Highlights The Best of Urban–Greater DC in 2019 December 30, 2019 Like nearly every year that preceded it, 2019 brought rapid growth and change for the Greater DC area. Highlights How Faith Communities Are Addressing the DC Region’s Housing Challenges December 10, 2019 The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments recently Highlights Learning from Urban Redevelopment’s Failures to Build a More Inclusive DC November 26, 2019 The Housing Act of 1949, part of Harry Truman’s Fair Deal, sought to ensure a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family. Highlights Evidenced-Based Targets for Making DC’s Housing More Affordable October 30, 2019 In its new Housing Equity Report (PDF), the District of Columbia sets ambitious targets f Research Report A Preliminary Study of Service Use across Colocated Providers October 29, 2019 Human services organizations that share space or “colocate” often reap benefits in property management, administrative services, and opportunities for collaboration. Highlights We Need Better Zoning Data. Data Science Can Help. October 15, 2019 Exclusionary zoning policies restrict housing supply, drive up costs, and perpetuate the racial and economic disparities that lead to unequal Highlights New DC Education Data Show How School Choice Plays Out across Wards October 11, 2019 Chelsea Coffin of the DC Policy Center contributed to this post. Highlights Exploring Education Data Reveals Increasing Diversity in Maryland Schools October 3, 2019 In Maryland, several school districts have recently begun talking about redistricting—that is, redrawing boundaries to reduce overcrowding in schools and enhance racial and economic integration. Research Report Three Decades of Mary's Center's Social Change Model September 16, 2019 This report tells the story of the first 30 years of Mary’s Center, documenting its evolution from a basement clinic to a nationally recognized federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving nearly 55,000 participants in 2018. Highlights It’s Not Too Late to Fix the DC Area’s Housing Problems September 4, 2019 For too many DC-area families, rents and house prices are climbing out of reach. Some neighborhoods that have long been home to people with low and moderate incomes face especially steep housing cost increases and displacement. Research Report Meeting the Washington Region’s Future Housing Needs September 4, 2019 The Washington region faces serious housing challenges that undermine many residents’ well-being. Constrained housing supply, coupled with regional growth, pushes up rents and prices for existing housing. Load More
