On Monday, Bowser announced that the goal had not only been met but exceeded ahead of schedule. “This is a big day. We hit our goal,” Bowser declared. “There are now over 65,000 D.C. residents living in new homes across the city.”
The District invested over $1.3 billion in the Housing ProductionTrust Fund, the primary tool for creating and preserving affordable housing. “Most importantly, we got the money out the door,” Bowser emphasized.
She noted that the influx of new housing units since 2019 has helped stabilize overall housing costs in D.C. “As we’ve added 36,000 new homes over the past years, the cost of housing in D.C. has grown at half the rate of housing nationwide,” Bowser said. “We’ve been able to blunt the increase in housing costs.”
Bowser also highlighted the benefits of increased housing options for retaining long-time residents and attracting new ones. “Twenty-six million people visit Washington, D.C. every year—that’s the size of Florida. If we can offer them the right housing options, we will continue to grow as a city,” she added.
According to The GW Hatchet, the university’s student newspaper, more than 30 protesters were arrested by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Police deployed pepper spray against protesters who refused to vacate the area or attempted to forcibly access the space to support protesters. Previously, MPD had declined to clear the encampment, stating that the student protesters had not engaged in violence, violent behavior, or confrontations, and were not considered a threat to publicsafety.
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