CENSUS | “Children under age 5, undercounted in the country’s once-a-decade census more than any other age group, could be missed at an even higher rate in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.” (BalSun, 12/16) – Why? “…because of the increased number of children living in unusual housing situations and the growing number of racial and ethnic minorities, historically more difficult to count.”
DEVELOPMENT | D.C. zoning panel approves Fort Totten development (WaPo, 12/16) – Cafritz Foundation project “will include housing, a grocery store, a children’s museum, a senior center, and cultural and arts space”
SERVICE | Opinion: “Instead of slowly ramping up to 250,000 national service opportunities over five years, the President and Congress should at least double that number now.” (HuffPo, 12/14)
TRANSIT
- Senate earmarks $3 million for Md.’s Purple Line (WaPo, 12/15)
- DC inching ahead with streetcar project (WaPo, 12/16)
- Metro close to getting $150 million in federal funds (WaPo, 12/16)
COF 2010 CONFERENCE | …in Denver, April 25-27.
