Gentrification and Neighborhood Change

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Gentrification and Neighborhood Change

NNIP Partners use local data to understand how neighborhoods in their communities are changing. They help advocates, governments, foundations, and nonprofits monitor gentrification pressures, promote equitable development, and prevent displacement.
Related Activities:
Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus
October 4, 2022
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)   (Columbus)


CURA has launched the Ghost Neighborhood of Columbus project to help people understand what was destroyed by urban highway construction in the 20th century, and support... [read more]

Sun Belt Cities saw Diverse Growth in 2020
February 3, 2022
Kinder Institute for Urban Research   (Houston)
Neighborhood Nexus   (Atlanta)


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NNIP Partners Analyze 2020 Census to Track Neighborhood Change
February 3, 2022
The Data Center   (New Orleans)
DataHaven   (New Haven - Connecticut)
Data Driven Detroit (D3)   (Detroit)
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance   (Baltimore)


... [read more]

Urban Design and the Color-Line
2020
Urban–Greater DC   (Washington, D.C.)


Urban–Greater DC team members are partnering with the High Line Network (HLN) and Harvard University Graduate School of Design for a one-year pilot project, Equitable Impacts Framework pilot (EIF... [read more]

Public Health Seattle-King County Supports Communities of Opportunity Place-Based Initiative
November 2019
Communities Count   (Seattle)


Communities Count also offers data and evaluation trainings to support the... [read more]

Buffalo Turning the Corner Publications Released!
June 2019
Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)


The Center for Urban Studies at the University of Buffalo led the local Turning the Corner research, collaborating with the... [read more]

SAVI Talks: Neighborhood Change 1970-2016
June 14, 2018
The Polis Center   (Indianapolis)


Across the Indianapolis region, neighborhoods have experienced rapid cultural changes and shifting housing demand. In June, The Polis Center facilitated a... [read more]

Related Cross-Site Projects:
Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement
January 2016 - March 2019
Funder: The Kresge Foundation
Contact: Kathryn Pettit , [email protected]
Partners: Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee


Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement piloted a research model in five cities to monitor neighborhood change,... [read more]

Related Publications:
NNIPCamp September 2024: Preventing Displacement
September 25, 2024
Meeting Materials - By: John Cruz
Camp Session Day 3 - Displacement.docx
DataWorks NC
Durham
Strengthening Neighborhoods: Data-Driven Approaches to Property Tax Relief
September 24, 2024
Presentation - By: Kenton Spencer
TuesdayPM_Kenton - NNIP Showcase Presentation 09.24.2024v3.pdf
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
NNIP Showcase 2024, Part 1 - A Brief Introduction to Detroit
September 23, 2024
Presentation - By: Noah Urban
MondayPM_Noah - NNIPShowcase_09092024.pptx
The Data Center
New Orleans
Why should we care about St. Tammany’s split from Metro New Orleans?
September 16, 2024
Blog post - By: Robert Habans
Blog Post
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Charlotte
Meeting the Needs of the West Sugar Creek Corridor
March 28, 2024
Blog post - By: Mae Israel
Blog Post
May 2023 Presentation - Involuntary Displacement in Denver
May 10, 2023
Presentation - By: Jennifer Newcomer
NNIP_IdeaShowcase_Denver_mobility_development_synthesis_051023.pptx
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
The Polis Center
Indianapolis
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
Columbus
Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center
Grand Rapids
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
NNIP Showcase, Part 3 (October 2022)
October 28, 2022
Video - By: Matt Nowlin; Nicole Hall; Melyssa Tsai-O'Brien; Jordan Graves; Elizabeth Burton
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Communities Count
Seattle
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Los Angeles
The Data Center
New Orleans
NNIP Showcase, Part 2 (October 2022)
October 27, 2022
Video - By: Sara Jaye Sanford; Cheryl Knott; Elly Schoen; Jenna Losh; Elizabeth Burton (Moderator)
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
How Have Neighborhoods Changed Over the Past Decade? Visualizations from The Baltimore Community Change 2010-2020 Project
October 27, 2022
Presentation - By: Cheryl Knott
Slides
Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Los Angeles
Leveraging Data for Collective Impact in the South LA Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z)
October 27, 2022
Presentation - By: Elly Schoen
Slides
Neighborhood Tour Descriptions NNIP Meeting October 2022
October 27, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
Descriptions
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Washington DC: A Tour along the Green Line
October 26, 2022
Presentation - By: Donovan Harvey
Slides
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Livability, affordability, accessibility, and safety: The Brooklyn Center Housing Report
July 15, 2022
Report - By: Brittany Lewis; Marci Exsted, Adam Le, Kyle Malone, Jeff Matson, and Justin Baker
Project page
Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Los Angeles
The Segregation Index
May 2022
Digital Feature - By: Ann Owens, sean f. reardon, Demetra Kalogrides, Heewon Jang, Thalia Tom
Feature
Institute for Housing Studies
Chicago
Mapping Displacement Pressure in Chicago, 2021
February 23, 2022
Blog post - By: IHS
Blog post

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Related Webinars:
NNIP May 2023 Idea Showcase
May 10, 2023 - 1:00pm
Speaker: Geoff Smith, Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University; David Harris, Urban Strategies Council; Jocelyn Gama, Urban Strategies Council; Jacob Virges, Urban Strategies Council; Jennifer Newcomer, Colorado Futures Center; Charles Bruner, Child Equity


... [read more]

Monitoring Neighborhood Change: Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
June 5, 2019 - 2:00pm
Speaker: Mychal Cohen; Somala Diby; Sarah Duda


In this webinar of the Urban Waters Learning Network series on gentrification and displacement, they explore different ways data is being used by communities and decision-makers to understand... [read more]

Lessons from Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement
May 2, 2019 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speaker: Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Mychal Cohen; Diane K. Levy


Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement piloted a local research model in five cities... [read more]

HCDC Data Talk: Understanding Gentrification in Harris County
February 21, 2019 - 1:00pm
Speaker: Wendie Choudary; Katie Wang


Wendie Choudary, a research fellow at the Kinder Institute, discussed a recent report titled "Neighborhood Gentrification Across Harris County: 1990-2016."... [read more]



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It’s About the People: Cocreating Antidisplacement Strategies in the Twin Cities
June 7, 2024

The Blue Line Extension, which will expand the light rail northwest from downtown Minneapolis to North Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, has been planned for over a decade....

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Supporting Baltimore Neighborhoods with Actionable Local Data
October 17, 2023

Baltimore lost 5.7 percent of their population between 2010 and 2020, resulting in the city’s lowest population in a century. The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance–Jacob France Institute...

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New Policies to Preserve Two-to-Four-Unit Housing in Chicago
June 5, 2023

Two- to four-unit residential buildings account for a quarter of Chicago’s housing units and compose a substantial share of unsubsidized affordable housing, particularly in Black and Latino...

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Increasing the Accountability and Equity of Investments in the Atlanta Beltline
August 24, 2022

The Atlanta BeltLine is a 22-mile railroad corridor that is designed to improve greenspace, housing, economic development, and connectivity in Atlanta, Georgia...

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IHS Helps Shape Key Chicago Housing Plan
July 24, 2019

In 2019, the City of Chicago embarked on a new Five-Year Housing Plan...

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