The housing crisis in Philadelphia is not new. The racial inequities in the distribution of housing and resources are not new. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented levels of unemployment, they…
Category: Policy: Racial Equity
RHLS and PULP Statement Regarding Walter Wallace Jr.
On Monday, October 26th, the Philadelphia Police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a twenty-seven-year-old Philadelphia resident whose life mattered. Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) and the Pennsylvania Utility Law…
Who Pays the Most? COVID-19, Utility Accessibility, and Race
By Madilyn Keaton, Energy Justice Project Consultant Introduction Right now COVID-19 is the topic of conversation on everyone’s lips. The United States is facing a national emergency unlike any other…
Quick Take: Housing Affordability & Transit Costs
Transit costs are tightly tied to the real estate. Accordingly, the same quality of home, with similar rent, can be vastly less affordable depending on where it located. When you…
Inclusive Zoning Overlay- Pittsburgh, PA
Bob Damewood helped research and draft an Inclusive zoning (IZ) overlay zoning district that would require that new housing developments in one of Pittsburgh’s most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods (Lawrenceville) set…
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