News

Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Conference graphic

Register Today: Inaugural Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Conference

ExpandDetails

Register Today: Inaugural Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Conference

 

Join the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network (SBAN) for one of the first national conferences on commercial gentrification! Tune in from anywhere – the SBAN Conference will take place virtually on November 9-10, 2022.

Come strategize and learn with SBAN about keeping BIPOC- and immigrant-owned small businesses in place. At this virtual conference, we’ll discuss how to combat commercial displacement, share knowledge about innovative policies and practices, hear stories from changing neighborhoods, and identify ways to advance anti-displacement activism in different cities and regions.

For details, schedule information, and to register, visit the event page at https://antidisplacement.org/conference.

SBAN is a national network of small business anti-displacement leaders that includes local and national nonprofits, policymakers, technical assistance providers, scholars, and public sector agencies. SBAN is a project of the National Center for Smart Growth.

Read More
Dominique GebruOct 07No Comments
A headshot of Dr. Gerrit Knapp

Gerrit Knaap interviewed in Washington Post about Purple Line study

ExpandDetails

Gerrit Knaap interviewed in Washington Post about Purple Line study

Following the release of the Purple Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Strategy, NCSG Director Dr. Gerrit Knaap was interviewed by the Washington Post’s Katharine Shaver on the PLCC’s work in the region.

Read the article in the Washington Post.

The study was formally released at an event on September 28, 2022, with members of the media, local and national politicians, and Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) advocates in attendance. Review additional coverage following the event on our website.

Read More
Dominique GebruSep 30No Comments

NCSG-Led Report Pushes Strategies for Affordable Housing, Trail Access, Economic Development and More Along Purple Line Corridor

ExpandDetails

NCSG-Led Report Pushes Strategies for Affordable Housing, Trail Access, Economic Development and More Along Purple Line Corridor

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) speaks Wednesday at a news conference at a planned Purple Line stop in Silver Spring. The event highlighted the release of a report to stakeholders by the Purple Line Corridor Coalition and the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth. Photo by Jelena Djakovic

New affordable housing near transit stops, improved pedestrian safety and small business preservation along the coming Purple Line are needed to protect and strengthen the surrounding communities, according to a new report released Wednesday to federal, state and local stakeholders by the Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) and the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth.

Led by the center in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration, the report for policymakers is the culmination of a multiyear effort to advance equitable transit-oriented development ahead of the anticipated 2026 opening of the light-rail line.

The release event for the report, held Wednesday at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring, was attended by national, state and local politicians and activists, and was covered by the Washington Post, Montgomery Community Media, Bethesda Magazine, and WTOP News.

Read More
Jesse BardsleySep 29No Comments