Federal grants don’t always go to the communities that need them most.

Data for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program shows just that. The grants target low- and moderate-income communities, but a disproportionate share goes to the moderate-income neighborhoods, not the ones suffering the most.

Researchers explain how “return on investment” doesn’t reduce inequality:
https://theconversation.com/neediest-areas-are-being-shortchanged-on-government-funds-even-with-programs-designed-to-benefit-poor-communities-221848
#cities #inequality #urbanplanning

Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities

Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.

^{The Conversation}

Here’s an idea for better cities: Make owners of big SUVs & pickups pay more to park.

That's what Montreal now does -- and it's the first North American city to try it.

In Bloomberg CityLab, I explored a groundbreaking way to fight back against car bloat.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-15/in-montreal-suv-drivers-must-pay-hefty-new-fees-to-park?srnd=citylab-transportation

#montreal #cars #cities

It’s been 1 year since Seattle’s Mayor signed a racial and social justice law, placing its existing Race and Social Justice Initiative under the city’s office of civil rights and charging the whole city government with ‘implementing change toward ending institutional racism.’

Lessons for other cities from the first year:
https://theconversation.com/what-cities-can-learn-from-seattles-racial-and-social-justice-law-225765
#Seattle #Cities #USPolitics @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon