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Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Environmental Justice Advocacy Letters

EPA Draft Report, “Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities” (PRRAC et al, March 2012)

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Link to the pdf or view via inline display after the text PRRAC Poverty & Race Research Action Council 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 202/906-8023  Fax 202/842-2885 www.prrac.org To: Environmental Protection Agency From: Philip Tegeler, Executive Director, PRRAC Date: March 9, 2012 Re: “Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable … [Read more...] about EPA Draft Report, “Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities” (PRRAC et al, March 2012)

Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Communities (May 2011)

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Link to pdf or view via inline viewer at end of text. Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Communities: Examples from New Jersey (including recent advocacy by the Fair Share Housing Center, NJ) Prepared for Transportation for America’s Social Equity Caucus, May 2011 Defining “High Opportunity” Kirwan Institute The Geography of … [Read more...] about Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Communities (May 2011)

Comment letter to Dept. of Transportation on Discretionary Grants NOFA (June 1, 2009)

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Link to pdf June 1, 2009 Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Comments on Docket No. OST-2009-0115, Interim NOFA for Supplemental Discretionary Grants for Capital Investments in Surface Transportation Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Request for Comments on … [Read more...] about Comment letter to Dept. of Transportation on Discretionary Grants NOFA (June 1, 2009)

Letter to Secretaries Donovan and LaHood on smart growth and fair housing (April 6, 2009)

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Link to the pdf April 6, 2009 Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development 451 7th Street S.W. Washington, DC 20410 Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: The importance of racial justice and fair housing in … [Read more...] about Letter to Secretaries Donovan and LaHood on smart growth and fair housing (April 6, 2009)