Voices of the People

Recognizing the local is a reflection of national and international trends, Urban Waterways seeks to bring together a network of community leaders, scholars, developers, concerned citizens, and civic leaders to share their personal experiences of and advocacy for their waterways and communities.

Krista Schyler

The degradation that’s happened historically to this river parallels the degradation that has happened to the human community.

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Anthony Williams

The Anacostia was a way of shifting the focus of the city from the National Mall to a local focus.

Robert Garcia

FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND COUNSEL

As a Civil Rights attorney, a larger part of what we do is trace the history of how we got to where we are today.

Robert Boone

I was looking in the mirror one morning, hair turning grey. What can I do? I've done nothing but consume...