Bruce specializes in the application of quantitative methods, including conventional and spatial statistics, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze patterns of inequity in U.S. cities.
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OZ 2.0 will shape the community investment landscape for the next decade. The process is competitive and time-sensitive. Members who act early, build strong cases and engage state decision-makers will be best positioned to direct investment to the communities that need it most.
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“LULUs” sounds like a funny word, but the health burdens tied to LULUs are no laughing matter. Locally unwanted land uses (LULUs) – industrial sites, highways, power plants and waste facilities – are essential to how cities function. However, living close to them can also mean greater exposure to pollution, excessive noise and other environmental
Opportunity Zones 2.0 (OZ 2.0) is an updated federal investment incentive program created under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). It provides tax benefits to encourage private investment in low-income census tracts. OZ 2.0 will shape the community investment landscape for the next decade. The process is competitive and time-sensitive. Members who act
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In 1955, a homebuilder called Foster Associates took out an ad in the Tampa Tribune for a new development called Manhattan Manor. Three bedroom homes starting at $10,250, with veterans able to move in for $150 down and monthly payments as low as $60. Adjusted for inflation, that is about $120,000 in today’s dollars. Tampa
Gentrification is one of those hot-button topics where people can look at the same city and see opposite truths. Some see disinvested neighborhoods finally getting access to grocery stores, improvements in public transit and safer neighborhoods while others see decreased affordability, the loss of cultural identity and the exit of longtime residents – often people
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The formal segregation of housing finance imposed by 20th century redlining was officially withdrawn decades ago. Yet, the lines of those old redlining maps remain etched into the landscape of many American cities. Recently, we’ve been told by skeptics, like some academics and banks, that redlining is ancient history. That the federal and banking industry
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Join NCRC Principal Researcher Bruce C. Mitchell, PhD, at the highly anticipated Housing Matters Conference, taking place September 8–10, 2025, at the Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah. This premier event brings together affordable housing professionals, government leaders, and industry experts for three days of learning, collaboration, and innovation. Sponsorship opportunities are now open—don’t miss this
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