I took a look at some of the research on revitalizing neighborhoods for a recent post on the Urban Land Institute blog The Ground Floor: Is Gentrification a Good Thing?
Shaw Loves Blogs
The neighborhood blog directory outside.in has announced Shaw has the second most active neighborhood blog community in the country. Although DCist had a short item I thought it was worth noting the news. They claim their rankings are based on “total number of posts, total number of local bloggers, number of comments and Technorati ranking […]
Is it Gentrification if the Lots Are Empty?
Inspired in part by Mr. Kennicott’s article, I decided to take a little tour of the Mount Vernon Triangle area, where a number of large condominium projects are either under construction or planned. See the entire set here.
Metrorail Growth and ‘Gentrification’ Use
This post is third in a series on gentrification in the District of Columbia. Part 1 – D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing Part 2 – ‘Gentrification’: The Birth of a Word in D.C. Part 3 – Metrorail Growth and ‘Gentrification’ Use Part 4 – Neighborhood Revitalization and Displacement In my previous post I […]
‘Gentrification’: The Birth of a Word in D.C.
This post is second in a series on gentrification in the District of Columbia. Part 1 – D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing Part 2 – ‘Gentrification’: The Birth of a Word in D.C. Part 3 – Metrorail Growth and ‘Gentrification’ Use Part 4 – Neighborhood Revitalization and Displacement I find the term “gentrification” […]
D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing
This post is second in a series on gentrification in the District of Columbia. Part 1 – D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing Part 2 – ‘Gentrification’: The Birth of a Word in D.C. Part 3 – Metro Growth and ‘Gentrification’ Use Part 4 – Neighborhood Revitalization and Displacement I dislike the term “gentrification” […]