Researcher @urbaninstitute, member @UrbanInst_Union, formerly @thecityclub. Rental housing & cash transfers. Big map fan. Views are my own. 🇧🇴 (she/her)

Joined August 2019
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12 Apr 2023
We ran a national survey and found land use planning decision-making boards consistently overrepresent white people, homeowners, males, and white collar workers. It's plausible that decisions of unrepresentative boards do not serve the interests of underrepresented groups. 1/x
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Published an op-ed in the @nytimes! The New York State legislature is blocking critical plans to build more #housing. Fed up w. the lack of affordability? You should be! Contact your state rep NOW—the negotiation deadline is April 1st. RT to get word out nytimes.com/2023/03/29/opini…
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On @Housing360: What would it take to actually end homelessness for people living on the street? urbn.is/3D4frzF

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New data tool! 🎉📊 The mayor and the governor want us to turn offices and hotels into housing - but it hasn't taken off so far. Browse all our hotels and offices to figure out what we could convert -> furmancenter.shinyapps.io/of…
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From @TinaPStacy, @faycwalker, & team: How can localities better incorporate equity considerations in spending? urbn.is/3PaVP2A

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6 Sep 2022
In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, LLC entities own nearly 1/3 of rental units, in Minneapolis, 58% of rental units are owned by LLCs. In most cities, @eleanorble and I weren't even able to analyze who owns rental properties bc the data are not public. urban.org/urban-wire/ensurin…
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6 Sep 2022
Thank you thank you thank you to Octavia Howell and the Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative for all their great existing work on this pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

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.@ElaineMaag: "In many ways, the findings were not surprising... We noticed that people were less likely to be relying on credit cards, payday loans or pawn shops to make ends meet when they were getting the child tax credit." (via @sam__fields) urbn.is/3xQBLf4
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It’s a funny thing about the truth. No matter how hard powerful institutions and people try to manipulate it, it stays the same. Truth is something that cannot be changed. A thread. #MackenzieFierceton newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
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From @faycwalker & @eleanorble: 3 steps city policymakers can consider to improve their rental data collection and transparency. urbn.is/3tx25sa

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Our plan to defend our democracy covers a lot — because a lot goes behind defending democracy. #TeamShapiro’s Policy Director, Akbar, is breaking it down in less than 60-seconds!
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Last May, I put out the first version of a river flow tool, which traced the path of a raindrop downstream. At the time, the biggest limitation was that it was constrained to the US. Happy to share that we've now got a global version of the tool working: river-runner-global.samlearn…
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Thank you, Ward 12. Together, we did it! More to come about next steps, but for this evening, my heart is full with gratitude for all who voted and all who contributed to this hard-fought election.
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Ward 3 and Ward 12 residents reading this chart saying our wards are just on one side of the river 😤🤺🤺
Voter turnout is currently at 16% in the city of Cleveland as of 3 PM according to the @cuyahogaboe. boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/en-US…
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(HILO) #ANF Conozca la agenda aprobada por el Parlamento de Naciones Indígenas de la Amazonía, Oriente y Chaco de #Bolivia.
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Oklahoma could see a substantial reduction in child poverty this year due to expanded child tax credit benefits. @ElaineMaag and @faycwalker explore the data and examine where taxpayers in Oklahoma are most at-risk of missing out on these benefits. tpc.io/3Ft3VhK
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In Philadelphia, more than $1.1 billion in housing wealth – much in predominantly Black neighborhoods – is at risk due to tangled titles: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… thanks to research from @ghincken @OctaviNina and to our partners @phlrow @philly_vip @JimPHLRecords @CLSphila
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