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Hall, Jennifer <br />From: YIMBY Action <hello@yimbyaction.org> <br />Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 10:32 AM <br />To: eCornment <br />Subject: Y1 M BYs say yes to desegregated housing <br />Let's create housing <br />policies that help <br />repair the harm done <br />to communities of <br />�IYIMB'YflnAcflon <br />Housing has historically been and continues to be, exclusionary to Black <br />residents and people of color. Though segregation was outlawed in 1964, <br />redlining, exclusionary zoning, displacement, and other inequitable practices have <br />prevented marginalized communities from closing the housing gap. <br />. ..................................... <br />� I <br />11111111IRMIRumns Eno rem <br />YIMBYs in places like our Dallas chapter, Dallas Neighbors for Housing, are <br />leading the way in pushing for racial equity! When Interstate 345 was first <br />constructed, the freeway destroyed homes owned and rented by people of color <br />living in Dallas. The campaign, LgjEtg�q345, aims to ensure that 1-345 and its <br />surrounding corridor are reimagined into a community -led, green, economically <br />equitable affordable housing boulevard. Their coalition is also advocating for <br />1 <br />