On May 18, the DC City Council voted to amend the DC Comprehensive Plan. We had some wins but we also had key losses that will perpetuate the status quo displacement projects and racial inequities as highlighted in the Council Office on Racial Equity report. Take a look at this video to hear about our key loss, the Future Land Use Map (FLUM)! Now what: […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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On May 18, the DC City Council voted to amend the DC Comprehensive Plan. We had some wins with some very powerful language included in the Council’s amendments with your help and the help of City Council members and staff. Take a look at this video to hear about our victories! Click here for our PDF showing the language in the Plan that we won! […]
APRIL 2021: CITY COUNCIL CHAIR RELEASES MARK UP OF MAYOR’S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DC COMP PLAN On Monday, April 19, 2021, there was a press briefing held by the DC Grassroots Planning Coalition following up City Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson’s release of the Committee of the Whole markup of the Mayor’s proposed changes to the DC Comprehensive Plan. MARCH 2021: CITY COUNCIL PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT […]
Read the Committee of 100’s, “Detailed analysis of the explanatory text, policies and actions in the Mayor’s Comp Plan Rewrite reveal serious flaws that would cripple citizens from participating meaningfully in land use decisions and perpetuate gentrification throughout the city.” The C100, an organization that has been following planning in DC for decades explain thoroughly that Mayor’s proposed changes to the DC Comprehensive Plan: “… […]