Think – See – Do

Designed for Decay

April 4, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Curious to learn more about environmental justice and the impact land use has on communities of color? Meet me at the Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center this Thursday, April 6th at 6pm for Designed for Decay. Designed for Decay investigates the environmental, health, housing, and economic disparities within communities of color. The […]

Spaces: How Urban Design Perpetuates Racial Inequality–And What We Can Do About It

August 10, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Interesting article in Fast Company discusses how land use and community design helps to contribute to racial and economic inequities. But the first step is understanding the urban policies that got us here. For decades, planners slashed through neighborhoods in the name of urban renewal and slum clearance, underwritten by federal funding from the Housing […]