Across the country, there are numerous underserved and disinvested communities fighting for the ownership and legacy of their neighborhoods. Gentrification…
Tag: Gentrification
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 about…
Austin City Council approves homestead preservation districts
The Austin City Council cast a long-awaited vote on December 17, approving the creation of homestead preservations districts in the…
CDC Spotlight: Preserving affordability and diversity in East Austin
Community development corporations (CDCs) are the lifeblood of the low income housing movement, building quality affordable homes and preserving diversity…
CDC Spotlight: Fending off gentrification one block at a time in Blackland
Community development corporations (CDCs) are the lifeblood of the low income housing movement, building quality affordable homes and preserving…
How Houston’s affordability conversation excludes neighborhoods like Sunnyside
I recently had the pleasure of attending an affordable housing summit put on by Zillow, an opportunity for Houston’s housing…
Spirit of East Austin forum invites neighbors to discuss development and inequality
On September 12, Austin residents and city leaders, including our co-director, John Henneberger, will gather to discuss the future of…
Revitalization and mobility in Austin: A response to The Atlantic
The subtleties of a compelling new article in The Atlantic, and some of the included quotes, may leave some people with the…
Room for improvement in San Antonio task force’s plan to combat gentrification
A committee of political leaders and citizens formed to address gentrification in San Antonio, the Mayor’s Task Force on Preserving…
No surprise: National gentrification report lists Austin near the top
A new study backs up what Austinites already know to be true: Austin is one of most gentrifying cities in…
City of Houston introduces developers to residents of 3 designated economically, racially integrated communities
Through the CDBG Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery program the City of Houston is using more than $100 million in federal…
What kind of city do we want Austin to be? | Paup in Austin American-Statesman
From the Austin American-Statesman, Sunday, July 17, 2011 Now that he’s been told to make way for redevelopment efforts on…
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 income…
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 the…