The agency says the city is breaking the law by prioritizing people of color in its affordable housing strategy.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will investigate the City of Boston over claims its housing policies discriminate against white residents, reports Katie Herchenroeder in Mother Jones. “The department is alleging that the city government had prioritized people of color in its affordable housing strategy and encouraged industry leaders to work with those communities.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a statement calling the investigation “unhinged” and saying “Boston will never abandon our commitment to fair and affordable housing.”
Boston is one of 12 entities that filed a lawsuit against the administration’s changes to criteria for housing and homelessness funds. “Back in May, Boston joined another housing lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration’s decision to cancel $3.6 billion in housing and homelessness prevention grants if communities didn’t fall in line with the president’s executive orders.”
FULL STORY: Trump’s HUD Accuses Boston of Engaging In “Redlining” Against White People
Judge: HUD acted illegally in changing homelessness grant rules
A Rhode Island judge struck down 'partisan' Trump restrictions on Continuum of Care Build grants.
Judge Blocks HUD Changes to Key Homelessness Grant Program
The Continuum of Care Program, the federal government’s biggest pool of funds for housing homeless people, will continue with its original funding plan — pending a final decision from the courts.
HUD Whistleblowers: Agency is ‘Systematically Undermining’ Fair Housing Laws
HUD employees say the agency has decimated the Office of Fair Housing, reducing staff by 70 percent, and forced a gag order that prevents them from effectively enforcing fair housing and civil rights laws.
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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