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At Urban–Greater DC, we work with community members, local governments, nonprofits, and the private sector. We build knowledge that empowers our partners to build on the region’s assets to confront inequities and create a region of shared prosperity.

Activities

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Housing Indicator Tool (HIT) 2023 Launch - Washington DC and Baltimore Regions
April 2023
Urban-Greater DC partnered with HAND (Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers) to launch the third version of the Housing Indicator Tool (HIT 3.0), a platform that tracks local jurisdictions’... [read more]
Urban Design and the Color-Line
2020
Urban–Greater DC team members are partnering with the High Line Network (HLN) and Harvard University Graduate School of Design for a one-year pilot project, Equitable Impacts Framework pilot (EIF... [read more]
The State of Open Government
March 15, 2018
On Thursday, March 15, the Sunlight Foundation hosted The State of Open Government, a... [read more]

Publications

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Emergency Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention in DC
December 6, 2024
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Testimony
Combating Rising Evictions in the District of Columbia with Housing Subsidies
June 14, 2024
Report - By: Elizabeth Burton, Leah Hendey, Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF of brief, Link to event
A Collaborative Framework for Eviction Prevention in DC
February 1, 2023
Report - By: Noah Abraham, Elizabeth Burton, Leah Hendey, Lori Leibowitz, Rebecca Lindhurst, Beth Mellen, Marian Siegel, Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

A Collaborative Framework for Eviction Prevention in DC (report)
NNIP Showcase, Part 1 (October 2022)
October 26, 2022
Video - By: Kelly Davila, Steve Saylor and Bob Gradeck, Tommy Pearce, Donovan Harvey, Elizabeth Burton
Urban Institute, DataHaven, University Center for Social and Urban Research, Neighborhood Nexus, Urban–Greater DC

Washington DC: A Tour along the Green Line
October 26, 2022
Presentation - By: Donovan Harvey
Urban–Greater DC

Slides
Supporting Cultural Equity in Community Development in DC
October 26, 2022
Video - By: Urban Institute
Urban–Greater DC

Session Materials
DC’s Population Growth Has Affected the Racial and Ethnic Composition of Wards 6, 7, and 8
October 7, 2022
Blog post - By: Elizabeth Burton
Urban–Greater DC

Blog post
2020 Census Overview for the Greater DC Region: Redistricting Data
February 3, 2022
Report - By: Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Report
How DC-Area Nonprofits Are Measuring Their Success during the Pandemic
October 21, 2020
Blog post - By: Leiha Edmonds, Ananya Hariharan
Urban–Greater DC

Link
An Innovative Program Provides Cash Relief to DC Residents Hit Hardest by COVID-19
August 25, 2020
Blog post - By: Mary Bogle
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Meeting the Washington Region’s Future Housing Needs: A Framework for Regional Deliberations
September 4, 2019
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, Leah Hendey, Maya Brennan, Peter Tatian, Kathryn Reynolds
Urban–Greater DC

Link
New Data Reveal Digital Divides across DC Neighborhoods
July 25, 2019
Blog post - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Link
An Assessment of the Need for Large Units in the District of Columbia
June 28, 2019
Report - By: Peter A. Tatian, Leah Hendey, Scott Bruton
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Equitable Development and Urban Park Space
March 7, 2019
Report - By: Mary Bogle, Somala Diby, Mychal Cohen
Urban–Greater DC

Link
To close equity gaps in DC’s wards and neighborhoods, start with data
November 15, 2018
Blog post - By: Peter A. Tatian, Serena Lei
Urban–Greater DC

To close equity gaps in DC’s wards and neighborhoods, start with data
Closing Equity Gaps in DC’s Wards and Neighborhoods
November 15, 2018
Website - By: Urban-Greater DC
Urban–Greater DC

Closing Equity Gaps in DC’s Wards and Neighborhoods
Using Linked Property Data for Community Action
November 7, 2018
Presentation - By: Kathryn Pettit
Urban Institute, Center on Poverty and Community Development, Data Driven Detroit (D3), Urban–Greater DC

PPT
What HQ2 could mean for the Washington region’s housing market, in 7 charts
October 23, 2018
Blog post - By: Leah Hendey, Peter A. Tatian, Margery Austin Turner, Bhargavi Ganesh, Sarah Strochak, Yipeng Su
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Housing Insights: Bringing Open Data to Affordable Housing Decisionmakers
June 11, 2018
Report - By: Olivia Arena and Kathryn L.S. Pettit
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

PDF
DC's Eviction Filings Are Down. Are High Rents to Blame?
May 31, 2018
Blog post - By: Maya Brennan
Urban–Greater DC

Link
How DC stakeholders can use strategic accountability to ensure Ward 8’s rapid change benefits all residents
May 14, 2018
Blog post - By: Somala Diby, Mary Bogle
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Lessons from Housing Insights
May 10, 2018
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Can a community land trust give long-term residents a foothold in a changing neighborhood?
January 29, 2018
Blog post - By: Mychal Cohen, Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Sample Confidentiality Pledge
November 1, 2017
MOU - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

DOCX
NNIP Camp October 2017: Airbnb data
October 13, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Rob Pitingolo
Urban–Greater DC

DOCX
Session Notes: A World of Dashboards
May 18, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Peter Tatian, Sharon Kandris , Bob Gradeck
Urban–Greater DC, University Center for Social and Urban Research, The Polis Center

NNIP Baltimore 2017_A World of Dashboards.docx
Integrating Data to Advance Equity
April 7, 2017
Presentation - By: Somala Diby, Seema Iyer
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
From Tenant Organizers to Housing Agencies: Using Data to Preserve Affordable Housing
January 1, 2017
Journal Article - By: Kathryn Howell
Urban–Greater DC

Link
A Vision for an Equitable DC
November 28, 2016
Website - By: Leah Hendey, Serena Lei
Urban–Greater DC

Link to Digital Feature
DC CTDC Project Summary
October 14, 2016
Meeting Materials - By: Neal Humphrey, Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

DOCX
Housing Insights in DC
October 13, 2016
Presentation - By: Neal Humphrey, Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Equitable Development Planning: 11th Street Bridge Park
September 15, 2016
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Equitable Development Planning and Urban Park Space: Early Insights from DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project
July 27, 2016
Report - By: Mary Bogle, Somala Diby, Eric Burnstein
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Can we get ahead of neighborhood change in DC?
June 15, 2016
Blog post - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Toward a Community Vision for Equitable Economic Development
April 19, 2016
Report - By: Leah Hendey, Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Data manager job description
March 24, 2016
Job Description - By: Peter Tatian, Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Data Manager job description.docx
Geocoding for Neighborhood Research
February 18, 2016
Presentation - By: Rob Pitingolo
Urban–Greater DC

PPT
Supporting Place-Based Initiatives: Data-Driven Promise in the District of Columbia
December 8, 2015
Report - By: Leah Hendey, Tom Kingsley
Urban–Greater DC, Urban Institute

LINK
If We Had a More Equitable DC
November 19, 2015
Blog post - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Blog
Data Mapping with Free & Open Source Tools
November 19, 2015
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Our Changing City and Trends East of the River
November 5, 2015
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
NNIPCamp October 2015: Elections & NNIP Partners
October 21, 2015
Meeting Materials - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

DOCX
Helping Children Succeed: Data and the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative
September 30, 2015
Report - By: Tom Kingsley
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
NeighborhoodInfo DC – Examples of Past Work
September 21, 2015
Meeting Materials - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

NeighborhoodInfo DC past work 09-21-15.pdf
Our Changing City: Public Safety
August 6, 2015
Website - By: Samuel Bieler, Elizabeth Pelletier, Serena Lei
Urban–Greater DC

Our Changing City: Public Safety
Inequality in the District: not just income but businesses too
August 3, 2015
Blog post - By: Christina Plerhoples Stacy, Brett Theodos, Carl Hedman
Urban–Greater DC

Inequality in the District: not just income but businesses too
Gentrification and business changes: A lack of data for sound policy
August 3, 2015
Blog post - By: Christina Plerhoples Stacy, Brett Theodos, Carl Hedman
Urban–Greater DC

Gentrification and business changes: A lack of data for sound policy
Affordable Housing Needs Assessment for the District of Columbia
May 5, 2015
Report - By: Peter Tatian, Liz Oo, Josh Leopold
Urban–Greater DC

Phase 1 report, Phase 2 report
#NNIPChat Storify: February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015
Blog post - By: Urban Institute
Urban–Greater DC

Maintaining Economic Diversity and Affordability: A Strategy for Preserving Affordable Rental Housing in the District of Columbia
December 1, 2014
Report - By: DC Preservation Network: Preservation Strategy Working Group
Urban–Greater DC

Preservation strategy report
Starting Small and Thinking Long-Term: Q&A with Performance Measurement and Evaluation Professionals
August 25, 2014
Report - By: Sarah Gillespie
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Washington, DC: Our Changing City
April 2, 2014
Presentation - By: Simone Zhang
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Making Data Accessible: Foreclosure Tracking in Washington, DC
July 1, 2013
Report - By: Peter A. Tatian, Rebecca Grace, Jennifer Comey
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
How Affordable is Housing for Women in Washington?
June 6, 2013
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

PPT
Link to Event
Tracking the Housing Crisis in DC:  Five Years Later
November 16, 2012
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Presentation on Strategic Use of Local Data
September 26, 2012
Video - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Video , PDF
Foreclosures in Prince George’s County, MD
April 23, 2012
Website - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Website
Using Local Public Data: Examples from NeighborhoodInfo DC
December 7, 2011
Presentation - By: Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PPTX
Presentation on DC gentrification for International Visitor Leadership Program
October 6, 2011
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Neighborhood Profiles Update - September 2011
September 7, 2011
Website - By: NeighborhoodInfo DC
Urban–Greater DC

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor - Summer 2011
August 26, 2011
Report - By: Leah Hendey, Rebecca Grace, Zach McDade, Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Sample Data Sharing Agreement - Education
August 24, 2011
MOU - By: The Urban Institute
Urban–Greater DC

DOC
Sample Research proposal - Education
August 24, 2011
MOU - By: The Urban Institute
Urban–Greater DC

DOC
NeighborhoodInfo DC Foreclosure Page
July 18, 2011
Website - By: NeighborhoodInfo DC
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Testimony on D.C. Foreclosures
June 20, 2011
Presentation - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Where Kids Go: The Foreclosure Crisis and Mobility in Washington, D.C
May 25, 2011
Report - By: Jennifer Comey, Michel Grosz
Urban–Greater DC

Link
A Rent Control Report for the District of Columbia
May 18, 2011
Report - By: Peter Tatian, Ashley Williams
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Urban Institute’s Role in the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative
May 12, 2011
Presentation - By: Jennifer Comey
Urban–Greater DC

PPT
Watch Video
A Tale of Three Cities: What the Census Says About the District and How We Must Respond
April 27, 2011
Report - By: Anna Lovejoy, Jennifer Comey, Aparana Kumar, Kaitlin Franks
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Highlights from 2010 Census for D.C.
March 25, 2011
Announcement - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 17th Annual Fact Book 2010
February 2, 2011
Report - By: Jennifer Comey, Kaitlin Franks, Zach McDade, Ashley Williams
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
State of Washington, D.C.'s Neighborhoods, 2010
November 1, 2010
Report - By: Jennifer Comey, Chris Narducci, Peter
Urban–Greater DC

Link
2010 Portrait of Women and Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area
October 15, 2010
Report - By: Washington Area Women's Foundation
Urban–Greater DC

Rising Foreclosures Overwhelm Washington, D.C. Area Counseling Organizations
October 13, 2010
Report - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Smallest Victims of the Foreclosure Crisis: Children in the District of Columbia
August 31, 2010
Report - By: Jennifer Comey, Michel Grosz
Urban–Greater DC

Link
State of Latinos in the District of Columbia
August 4, 2010
Report - By: Jennifer Comey, Peter Tatian, Rosa Maria Castaneda, Michel Grosz, Lesley Freiman
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Sample Data Security Procedures
July 1, 2010
MOU - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
District of Columbia Analysis Plan and Data Diagnostic Memo
January 1, 2010
Report - By: NeighborhoodInfo DC
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Housing in the Nation's Capital
October 28, 2009
Report - By: Kathryn L. Pettit, Leah Hendey, G. Thomas Kingsley, Mary K. Cunningham, Jennfire Comey, Liza Getsinger, Michel Grosz
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Link
Foreclosures in the Nation's Capital 2009
October 28, 2009
Report - By: Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Mary Cunningham, G. Thomas Kingsley, Leah Hendey, Jennifer Comey, Liza Getsinger, Michel Grosz
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2009
October 28, 2009
Report - By: Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Leah Hendey, G. Thomas Kingsley, Mary K. Cunningham, Jennifer Comey, Michel Grosz, Liza Getsinger
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
Regional NSP Application for the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Area Consortium
August 27, 2009
Report - By: The Urban Institute
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Case Study: Regional NSP Application for the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Area Consortium
August 27, 2009
Report - By: Leah Hendey
Urban–Greater DC

Link
District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Spring 2009
June 10, 2009
Report - By: NeighborhoodInfo DC
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Action Oriented Research in Metropolitan Washington DC: Foreclosure Intervention Strategy
June 1, 2009
Report - By: G. Thomas Kingsley , Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Foreclosures and Renters in Washington, D.C.
April 24, 2009
Report - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
NeighborhoodInfo DC Map Library
August 8, 2008
Website - By: NeighborhoodInfo DC
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Subprime Mortgage Lending in the District of Columbia: A Study for the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
May 1, 2008
Report - By: Diane Levy, Peter A. Tatian, Kenneth Temkin, Kerstin Gentsch, Barika X. Williams
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Link
District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Winter 2008
March 26, 2008
Report - By: Peter Tatian, G. Thomas Kingsley
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Summer 2007
December 13, 2007
Report - By: Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Summer 2007
December 10, 2007
Report - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2007
November 1, 2007
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Mary Kopczynski Winkler, Barika X. Williams, Mark Woolley
Urban–Greater DC, Urban Institute

PDF
District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Spring 2007
June 26, 2007
Report - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Sample Confidential Data Log
April 7, 2007
MOU - By: Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

DOC
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2006
October 25, 2006
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Jennifer Comey, Barika X. Williams, Mark Woolley, Jessica Cigna
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2005
November 15, 2005
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Jessica Cigna, Michael Eiseman
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
Maximizing Resources in Delivering Technical Assistance: Lessons from Two Cities
July 31, 2005
Presentation - By: Allison Plyer, Jake Cowan
The Data Center, Urban–Greater DC

PPT
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2004
December 8, 2004
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Noah Sawyer
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
Neighborhood Early Warning Systems: Four Cities' Experience and Implications for the District of Columbia
October 1, 2003
Report - By: Christopher Snow, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Margery Austin Turner
Urban–Greater DC

Link
Segregation Patterns in the District of Columbia 1980 to 2000
October 1, 2003
Report - By: Noah Sawyer, Peter Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

DC Neighborhood College Syllabus and Course Description
October 1, 2003
Training materials - By: DC Agenda
Urban–Greater DC

PDF
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2003
September 29, 2003
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Peter A. Tatian, Alisa Wilson
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link
Measuring Need for Youth Services in D.C.: Comparing Poverty and TANF Data
September 1, 2003
Report - By: Jennifer T. Comey, Mark Rubin, Peter A. Tatian
Urban–Greater DC

Housing in the Nation's Capital 2002
June 19, 2002
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas Kingsley, Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Christopher Snow, Peter A. Tatian
Urban Institute, Urban–Greater DC

Link

Partner Webinars

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Monitoring Neighborhood Change: Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
June 5, 2019 - 2:00pm

In this webinar of the Urban Waters Learning Network series on gentrification and displacement, they explore different ways data is being used by communities and decision-makers to understand... [read more]

Presenters Mychal Cohen, Somala Diby, Sarah Duda
NNIP Idea Showcase & Network Update, February 2016
February 18, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

As announced earlier in January, we are continuing the NNIP Idea Showcases to give partners the opportunity for more connections and conversations in between in-person meetings. Please register... [read more]

Presenters Katya Abazajian, Megan Swindal, Katie Pritchard, Rob Pitingolo, Caroline Heffernan