This week, the Urban Institute's blog MetroTrends published a series of posts commemorating the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, including:
- Housing discrimination: How far have we come?
- Segregation, mobility, and access 50 years after the March on Washington
- Worst-case housing: Let's not forget the physical housing conditions story
Other blog posts of note this week:
The Atlantic (via Planetizen): The astonishing decline of homelessness in America
NCSHA: Office of Management and Budget releases sequestration update report
Next City: NOLA public housing's slow slog back from Hurricane Katrina
NHC: Reflections on a decade of research at the Center for Housing Policy
Off the Charts: The freedom to choose where to live without regard to the color of one’s skin
Rooflines: Could HUD's new AFFH rule hurt low-income communities of color?
Our offices will be closed Monday, September 2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Enjoy the long weekend!
