Most Support D.C. Redevelopment

Most Washingtonians including those in working-class neighborhoods support redevelopment.

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July 2, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[ 55 percent of Washingtonians] say that redevelopment by higher-income residents in working-class neighborhoods is mainly a good thing, according to a Washington Post poll taken in May. Two of three respondents in neighborhoods experiencing such development say the projects are mostly beneficial... The numbers...create a different picture than the one often painted by critics of Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D), who talk of a city divided, in which projects dubbed "progress" do little for the poor."

Thanks to Deena Parham

Read the full story: Even Poor Back Revival Poll Finds

Monday, July 1, 2002 in The Washington Post

Community / Economic Development District of Columbia

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