19 April 2016

Can neighborhoods be revitalized without gentrifying them?-The Nation Article

Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? 

Baltimore’s new housing plan could provide a form of neighborhood uplift that benefits communities, not developers.

By: Michelle Chen

Last year, the death of Freddie Gray in police custody placed his neighborhood in a tragic spotlight, highlighting an all-too common urban misery: epidemic poverty, blighted lots, and shattered homes. Gray’s Baltimore has become notorious as the site of failed “urban renewal” projects, rife with liberal talking points but showing precious little progress in alleviating poverty and joblessness. There’s now a plan to generate change from the inside out, creating community housing as a source of collective healing...

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http://www.thenation.com/article/trusting-baltimore-communities/

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