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 […]

Determinants of Foreclosure in Prince George’s County

January 28, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Earlier today, the Washington Business Journal released an article on the “Stark divide in Fairfax, Prince George’s counties on underwater mortgages.” The top 10 cities in Greater Washington with the biggest percentage of mortgages “seriously underwater” — where the combined loan amount secured by the property is at least 25 percent higher than the property’s […]