Black History Month 2024: Rebuilding the Rondo Community
Reconnecting Rondo community post-highway construction
Proposed Rondo land bridge project
Historical impact of the Federal Highway Act of 1956
Strategies for anti-displacement in Rondo
Leveraging bipartisan infrastructure bill funding
Economic and cultural restoration of Rondo
Digital access and broadband inequity in Rondo
Community land trust governance and land control
Technical and financial feasibility of the 21-acre land bridge
Generational wealth building and equitable development
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Notable Quotes (2)
If the community can be the developer then the money cycles back into the neighborhood for a wide range of ways.
My family was here before 94 came through... I have the honor and the responsibility and the weight to ensure that the Rondo community moved forward.
People (2)
Keith BakerExecutive DirectorFocuses on transportation policy and reparations for the Rondo community.
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Focuses on transportation policy and reparations for the Rondo community.
“The very tool used to undermine the community overall [is] what we are looking at how do you leverage transportation investment to rebuild.”
Discussing the mission to repurpose transportation infrastructure for community gain.
Kia GriffinExecutive DirectorFocuses on affordable housing and economic stability through land control.
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Focuses on affordable housing and economic stability through land control.
“Land is power, land control is important.”
Explaining the origins and philosophy of the Community Land Trust model.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (3)
- 2015 healing ceremony apology
- 2009 central light rail corridor pushback
- 2024 discussion on land bridge development
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