Reform Historic Designation

At Historic Designation Without Representation we make three requests to reform the process:
Lower costs, require local support, and greater transparency.

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

Chevy Chase Historic District fails - Hopefully a big win for more affordable housing in DC most snobbish neighborhood.

https://t.co/XSU5Tv97Sy

[Greater Greater Washington @ggwash]

OPINION: A DC Historic Preservation Review Board decision nearly turned one couple’s dream house into a nightmare – requiring them to spend 6x more than necessary to replace non-historic siding. Fortunately, a higher authority intervened: https://t.co/9USbN0jw7h

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@bklyn_skater @SanctuaryDMV Yes where do we donate?

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@gigi_rose Apparently your rights aren't "deeply rooted in American tradition"

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

Yes... Yes they are.
https://t.co/wu77KYkTlo

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@Ward3Vision @MatthewFrumin @BeauFinleyANC3C @henryzcohen @deirdreforward3 Unfortunately HP is used as a bludgeon against inclusive housing in the district. Chevy Chase is looking to designate, undermining DCs efforts to add more affordable housing, especially in NW, which has a long history of exclusionary and explicitly racist zoning laws.

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@politicshour Given the tragic deaths and injuries of DC pedestrians and children, why isn't there traffic ticket reciprocation between DC and VA?

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@tedcruz Thought you believed in States rights?! Why are you screwing with DC law?
https://t.co/PpAzd7vpmU

[Aaron Carr @aaronAcarr]

Historic district advocates have long contended that neighborhood landmarking is a boon for affordability, but one thing you should know about this claim is that it is a lie.

Here's a list of 29 studies that show that district landmarking increases the cost of housing.

THREAD

[Muriel Bowser @MurielBowser]

New rule... Anyone protecting the Capital should have a vote in the Capitol.

[Jon Stewart @JonStewartMtPDC]

And, it’s time for @HistoricReform generally. It is time for DC to take a balanced approach to HP, that can consider transportation, climate change, and other matters of livability when considering Historic Preservation.

[DC @rcoomber]

For some reason HPRB has scheduled an in-person hearing to determine whether to extend the unpopular Kingman Park historic district for July 30 at 9am. @FOKPcivic @BlairTamara https://t.co/H3ObGzpHhe

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@tommymann13 Where's Untitled Goose Game?

[douglass CLT (cross-laminated timber) @alexbaca]

why are you questioning if apartments should be legalized

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@BCAppelbaum Thanks for your article on historic preservation in DC. Thought you might be interested in taking a look at this https://t.co/NyU3ZqKKwd esp the maps of impacts on affordable housing. Also worth mentioning reformhd is just a neighborhood group, no funding from anyone

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

The NYTimes gets it... "Historic preservation, in practice, is not about preserving history. It is about preserving the lifestyle of an affluent urban elite." https://t.co/78DqVgLH25

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

https://t.co/Ony5mbcOdz

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@keshinil @alpert @dc4reality @MayorBowser @MWCOG @OPinDC @DMPEDDC @DMVHOODZNDNEWZ @alexbaca @MzSherice @AmplyHigh @ScottRobertsDC @EmpowerDC @linkupofficial @_ONEDC @SegravesNBC4 Sorry I was really just joking about that. But yes I generally think we agree.

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@keshinil @dc4reality @alpert @MayorBowser @MWCOG @OPinDC @DMPEDDC @DMVHOODZNDNEWZ @alexbaca @MzSherice @AmplyHigh @ScottRobertsDC @EmpowerDC @linkupofficial @_ONEDC @SegravesNBC4 I'm just saying we have no way to keep gentrifiers out. I'll certainly agree that any subsidies to upper class should be eliminated but I'd disagree that that is why they move here in the first place. And if they are coming, then they need to be housed somewhere.

[Reform Historic Designation @HistoricReform]

@keshinil @dc4reality @alpert @MayorBowser @MWCOG @OPinDC @DMPEDDC @DMVHOODZNDNEWZ @alexbaca @MzSherice @AmplyHigh @ScottRobertsDC @EmpowerDC @linkupofficial @_ONEDC @SegravesNBC4 So I guess the 'too many people moving into the city' mitigation strategy is building a wall? Or maybe a moat? Or just price them out by not building enough instead...