Gentrification and Neighborhood Change

Activities Projects Publications Webinars

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)


... [read more]

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:
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Guide to Measuring Neighborhood Change to Understand and Prevent Displacement
April 25, 2019
Protocol/Methods - By: Mychal Cohen; Kathryn L.S. Pettit
PDF
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Turning the Corner Literature Catalog
April 25, 2019
Protocol/Methods - By: Urban Institute
XLSX


Turning the Corner: Implications of Neighborhood Revitalization for Public Safety, Small Businesses, and Capital Investments
April 25, 2019
Report - By: Mychal Cohen; Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Diane K. Levy
PDF
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Turning the Corner Project Overview: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement in Five Cities
April 25, 2019
Report - By: Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Mychal Cohen; Diane K. Levy
PDF
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Equitable Development and Urban Park Space
March 7, 2019
Report - By: Mary Bogle; Somala Diby; Mychal Cohen
Link
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Minneapolis-St. Paul
The Diversity of Gentrification: Multiple Forms of Gentrification in Minneapolis and St. Paul
March 1, 2019
Report - By: Edward G. Goetz; Brittany Lewis; Anthony Damiano; Molly Calhoun
Link
(Inactive) Shift Research Lab
Denver*
Gentrification: A Recent History in Metro Denver
February 2019
Report - By: Shift Research Lab
Link
Institute for Housing Studies
Chicago
Understanding the Relationship between Opportunity Zones and Displacement Pressure in Chicago
February 2019
Blog post - By: Geoff Smith; Will Holland; Sarah Duda
Link to blog post
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
Turning the Corner Final Report – Detroit
February 15, 2019
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit
PDF
PDF; Story Map
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston
Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016
December 2018
Report - By: Wendie Choudary; Jie Wu; Mingming Zhang
Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016
Turning the Corner Twin Cities Qualitative Protocols
June 2018
Protocol/Methods - By: Wilder Research
PDF
The Polis Center
Indianapolis
Neighborhood Change 1970-2016: Suburbanization, Gentrification, and Suburban Redevelopment
June 14, 2018
Report - By: Matt Nowlin; Kelly Davila; Unai Miguel Andres
PDF
Link
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
How DC stakeholders can use strategic accountability to ensure Ward 8’s rapid change benefits all residents
May 14, 2018
Blog post - By: Somala Diby; Mary Bogle
Link
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Data You Can Use
Milwaukee
Turning the Corner Project Description
March 2018
NNIP admin document - By: Urban Institute
PDF
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Can a community land trust give long-term residents a foothold in a changing neighborhood?
January 29, 2018
Blog post - By: Mychal Cohen; Peter Tatian
Link

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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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