Houston residents agree: less displacement, more transit with the I-45 expansion
In the 1950s and 60s, when highways like I-10 and U.S. 59 were initially constructed through Houston neighborhoods, residents couldContinue Reading
Tag: Displacement
Communities facing displacement in San Antonio have a strong message for the city: “Step it up”
Without setting foot in one home or even talking to a single resident, a simple walk through the streets ofContinue Reading
Texas Housers in South Africa: A global conversation on eviction and displacement
Photo: An informal housing settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, which looks similar to the informal housing settlements or colonias alongContinue Reading
Listen: Potential relocation of I-45 risks displacement, loss of identity for Houston’s Fifth Ward
The proposal to expand and reroute Interstate 45 along the eastern end of Houston’s downtown has raised concerns aboutContinue Reading
Recommendations for state action to prevent displacement of low income people from gentrifying neighborhoods
A group of us have been kicking around ideas to address the problem of the involuntary displacement of low incomeContinue Reading
Do Texas cities care about gentrification?
The problem of the displacement of low-income families from long-established inner city neighborhoods has become a major issue in theContinue Reading