New Orleans Josh Ishimatsu wrote an interesting piece for theRooflines blog managed by Shelterforce magazine that asks troubling questions about whether rapid development in the form of gentrification has outstripped community development efforts. He might have even gone farther and asked whether community development corporations have too often been the nonprofit stalking horses for …
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Walking Birmingham Neighborhoods
Birmingham, England What would you do if you had the opportunity to visit Birmingham, the second largest city in the United Kingdom? Well, of course you get a four pound day pass on the bus system, ignore the mad Christmas shopping, and hop off and on the bus and walk through low-and-moderate income communities. And, …
Gentrification on Steroids as Council Housing Turned over to London Developers
London The dismantling of public housing in the US has been going on for more than 30 years in major cities around the country. The fight is often around relocation, adequate section 8 subsidies in private housing, and the percentage of units that will be replacement housing for the poor. Listening to organizers and leaders …