Instead of lacking streets, power, and water, as the residents of the former colonias often did, now the residents of Benavides and other former shantytowns are being left out of the middle class because they lack high-speed internet access – which Barton calls “a platform for access to the economy.”
In a study of U.S. census data, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that Atlanta was among the cities experiencing the highest black population loss and white population gain.
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The economic opportunity for black Pittsburghers is diminishing. According to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Pittsburgh is the eighth most gentrifying city in the U.S.
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What if we could collectively create our cities and share resources as easily as we can edit Wikipedia pages? This is what architect and WikiHouse co-founder Alastair Parvin and his colleagues have set out to facilitate.
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Washington, D.C., planning officials released results from a citywide summer survey on Sept. 21, and Greater Greater Washington reports that there was a resounding demand for more affordable housing to be added in wealthy neighborhoods.
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“We’re losing so much of our history,” said Parisa Norouzi, executive director of Empower DC, a grass-roots organization lobbying to landmark Barry Farm. “Our humble history is as important as our grand history.”
Once derided as “bunks for drunks,” 1811 Eastlake pioneered a harm-reduction model that other cities now emulate.
A report recently published by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition shows which Atlanta neighborhoods have been gentrified and, consequently, which groups of people were ultimately forced out of their homes.
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Perry and Rockey are also in agreement that the way CRA compliance is currently measured does not fully recognize the rapidly changing nature of the banking industry.
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“Even our language has to adapt: What once was called ‘climate change’ is now truly a ‘climate crisis.’ … We are seeing unprecedented temperatures, unrelenting storms and undeniable science.”
Waves of redevelopment and gentrification have been pushing North Nashville housing options out of reach for many longtime residents, so we are proud to add an anchor of affordability in the neighborhood.
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Ocasio-Cortez’s housing bill, titled the “A Place to Prosper Act,” would seek to use new regulations, publicizing the performance of large landlords, and targeted investments in tenants’ rights to improve the affordability and accessibility of our housing system, and create a more equitable and stable rental housing market.
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A Stanford study finds that racial segregation matters because black and Hispanic students are concentrated in high poverty schools.
The California Reinvestment Coalition is holding Steven Mnuchin’s former bank accountable for the redlining that took place under his watch.
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“Garbage in, garbage out,” software engineers say. Likewise, racism in, racism out. Biased developers produce biased code. But from my father, I learned there are ways to fight back. Facing racism encountered daily within IBM, my father relied on his community for support.
