Rosalind Reischer

China, coffee, housing and music. Currently @apcoworldwide, formerly @McLartyAssoc. Proud @UVA and @HopkinsNanjing alum.

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Really insightful point here from @Jacob_T_Gunter, whose experiences resonate with my own.

Sometimes I feel like I need a refresher course @HopkinsNanjing because China has changed so much since our time there.

[Jacob Gunter @Jacob_T_Gunter]

My own path rode the crest of the wave of Xi’s changes and growing politicization of channels that 10+ years ago were overwhelmingly non-sensitive. We often ask what the US and others a can do to recover people-to-people ties, but I think we should ask Xi what he can do. 10/10

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

So happy to see the Arlington County Board place itself on the right side of history. This doesn't fix the housing crisis but it is a significant step in the right direction.
https://t.co/EzYwQheXGM

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

@margaretbarthel Weird, I see it shows as deleted now as well- thanks for reposting!

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

This was frankly shocking to hear said out loud.

This comment reinforces the feeling among younger Arlingtonians, a much higher percentage of whom are renters, that they are perceived as unwelcome and unimportant by longer term residents. @margaretbarthel https://t.co/GYU5lGG5WS

[Margaret Barthel @margaretbarthel]

Michael Kunkler, a 21-year resident and schools parent, criticizes the public engagement process. Says the policy will disadvantage seniors, people who have lived in county for years, instead privileging "new arrivals who have not yet earned the right to buy Arlington homes."

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

@margaretbarthel thank you for your great reporting Saturday! Talk about stamina.

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

@margaretbarthel I also said that my grandmother, who served for 24 years on the Arlington County Board and modeled the Arlington Way, would have swiftly condemned the notion that one group of Arlingtonians is more important than others.

[Margaret Barthel @margaretbarthel]

"The Arlington Way does not mean that everyone gets everything they want, and it definitely does not mean that rich white homeowners get to elevate their voices over others," says Rosalind Reisher. (think I missed the second part of that quote)

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Ellen believed that a diverse community is a strong community, and she spent her life seeking to make everyone- long time neighbors, newcomers, renters, BIPOC and others- felt welcome.

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Bottom line: Arlington cannot be a county only of (multi)millionaires.

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

This is the debate about missing middle is not just about adding gentle density- it highlights there are starkly different philosophies among Arlingtonians about the importance of welcoming new people from diverse backgrounds.

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

https://t.co/cjgHFHdB48

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

.@JerusalemDemsas telling it like it is on the housing crisis in @TheAtlantic :

"As I’ve followed the scapegoat story, I’ve also been struck by the implicit suggestion that renters are less worthy of single-family homes than owner-occupants are....

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

"... After all, corporate landlords rent to real people. In his announcement speech, Vance made the implicit explicit, arguing, “If you can’t own a home in your community, you’re not a real citizen.”

[Margaret Barthel @margaretbarthel]

Patrick Lozada recently bought a home in Arlington and was eager to buy into an inclusive community. “When people complain about the new people on Columbia Pike, you’re complaining about me.”

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Glad to see this report from @margaretbarthel, which notes the misinformation spread by opponents of missing middle.

Arlington County already does so much to promote affordable housing in Arlington- missing middle would use market forces to promote ACCESSIBLE housing prices.

[Margaret Barthel @margaretbarthel]

...note, the county *does* do all of the above. The county has sector plans for high-density transit corridors, does have subsidies for committed affordable housing, and does require certain commitments from developers. All those things already exist!

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

New year, new way to engage with the foreign policy community- I'm thrilled to have been selected to join the 2023 cohort of the @FP4America NextGen initiative!

I look forward to making 2023 a year of connection- and action.

#FP4ANextGen2023

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

"... and to meet the needs of tomorrow’s residents as well as today’s. Arlington will change. It will either become more dense, climate resilient, and affordable, or, by maintaining the status quo, it will become increasingly exclusive."

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Really good essay from a fellow Arlingtonian about the community she grew up in, and what it has turned into. She also discussed a critical neighborhood that has the most egregious anti-Missing Middle propaganda I've seen in Arlington- Lyon Village.

[Gabby Birenbaum @birenbomb]

really proud to share a personal essay on why I support the effort to introduce missing middle housing in my hometown of Arlington, VA -- and why you should support YIMBY policies in your hometowns too
https://t.co/LXc15obMGE

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

"NIMBYs would tell you it belongs to the existing homeowners—even in places like Arlington, where the majority of residents are renters—and that change is inherently negative. But a place’s existence is contingent on its ability to evolve... "

[Rosalind Reischer @RReischer]

Single family zoning is an inherently racist policy. @asfvirginia has distributed signs with racist messaging all over Arlington, with the very weak cover of sustainability. This ad is just saying the quiet part out loud.

[Luca Gattoni-Celli @TheGattoniCelli]

The main Arlington NIMBY group is pulling this web ad but they should publicly apologize.