Posts Tagged: gentrification
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POSTS TAGGED: GENTRIFICATION
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New PolicyLink video on declining black populations in major US cities
As New Orleans approaches the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, PolicyLink released a new video today on the national trend of declining black populations in major US cities
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The Elusive "Return to the City"
The Elusive “Return to the City”
Initial analyses of new 2010 census data show that the much-touted “return to the city” that has been greatly discussed in urban planning and policy circles may have yet to materialize.
This article, by noted free-market demographer and planner Wendell Cox, shows that most growth continues to occur in suburbs. The article may not be telling the full story, since the data are still coming out, and other analyses could show different trends at work. Nevertheless, an interesting read.