Displacement
7 articles
What is Gentrification and How Does It Reshape Neighborhood Culture?
In 2023, a study found that over 30% of long-term residents in historically Black neighborhoods in major U.
How Does NYC's Neighborhood Rezoning Process Impact Residents in 2026?
Zoning regulations, the invisible lines shaping our cities, have historically been used to increase housing costs and reinforce patterns of segregation, according to PMC .
Gentrification's rapid spread erodes community character and local economies.
The number of U.S. neighborhoods showing signs of gentrification has exploded sevenfold since the 1970s, transforming hundreds of communities and displacing countless residents. This widespread shift
What Are the Causes and Effects of Gentrification in Urban Neighborhoods?
By 2010, more than half of all large US cities contained at least one gentrifying neighborhood.
What is neighborhood rezoning and how does it affect property values?
In Minneapolis, houses within city limits saw a 3-5% increase in sales price compared to those just outside, immediately following a major neighborhood rezoning initiative where 87% of high redevelopm
Rethinking Gentrification's Impact on Neighborhoods
Between 2000 and 2016, an analysis of over six million court cases revealed that most evictions in 72 US metropolitan areas occurred not in gentrifying neighborhoods, but in low-income areas that did
The Impact of Displacement on Neighborhood Character
Black wealth in Richmond has seen a significant decline, with a loss of 3,600 Black homeowners, according to Nextcity .