Boston Globe, March 2, 2022, Kim Janey to track historical landmarks in Boston Foundation appointment
The effort comes in part as a response to growing gentrification in the city, where rising housing prices and other costs of living are pushing residents out — especially Black residents, who were systemically excluded from building wealth through the housing market for much of the 20th century. A 2020 report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition named Boston the third most gentrified city in America, after San Francisco and Denver, citing increases in median home values, household income, and college educational attainment.
