Caroline Wendzel is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. More than 770,000 people in the United States are homeless. At the same time, Americans with housing… Read more “The Past, Present, and Future of the Housing Choice Voucher Program”
Category: Urban Policy
Sexism and the City
Julia Vanella is a contributing writer. She graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in December 2022. Women’s Unaccounted for Needs in Urban Design Cities and corresponding infrastructure have… Read more “Sexism and the City”
Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution
Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Going on three years since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, remote work is quickly rendering the 9-to-5 office model… Read more “Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution”
Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws
Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Housing affordability nationwide has reached historic lows in the past decade, and home ownership in West Coast… Read more “Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws”
How Racism Has Shaped the Presence of Urban Tree Cover in Public Spaces
Julia Vanella is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPP student. Urban Design Is Not Neutral The availability of shade, such as trees,… Read more “How Racism Has Shaped the Presence of Urban Tree Cover in Public Spaces”
Understanding the Community Reinvestment Act and Its Modernization Proposals
Kim Wilson, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) into law. Congress enacted the CRA to combat redlining… Read more “Understanding the Community Reinvestment Act and Its Modernization Proposals”
Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Could the sound of your voice be subject to discrimination? This year marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v.… Read more “Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses”
Volume 25 Now Online
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our contributors and editorial staff, Volume 25 of Policy Perspectives is now available online and in print. Volume 25… Read more “Volume 25 Now Online”
GW WonkCast S3E11-2: Bike Share Programs
This week’s episode on bike share programs will get your gears turning. Listen to special guest MPP Rajan Bansal, a former Air Force officer studying transit-oriented development,… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E11-2: Bike Share Programs”
GW WonkCast S3E10-2: Regulating the Internet
The original GW WonkCast moderator Nathan Rupp returns! And he’s here to talk about regulating the internet! Nathan joins co-Hosts Natalia Abrahams, Jessica Blackband, and Gabe Moss.… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E10-2: Regulating the Internet”
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