gentrification

New study identifies housing displacement occurring in Denver, recommendations to help residents stay in neighborhoods

  “New study identifies housing displacement occurring in Denver, recommendations to help residents stay in neighborhoods Denver Office of Economic Development studies issue to guide the department’s public investments DENVER, CO ­— Wednesday, May 18, 2016 — The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) today released Gentrification Study: Mitigating Involuntary Displacement, a new study that … [Read more…]

City of Denver: Gentrification Study, Balancing revitalization, reducing displacement

  City of Denver: Gentrification Study, Balancing revitalization, reducing displacement date: 18 May 2016 read the entire three page report PDF Contact: City of Denver Office of Economic Development “source: City of Denver email 18 May 2016.”  

There Goes the Neighborhood

  “An in-depth look at the gentrification of Brooklyn, from the developers to the mayor’s plan for affordable housing, to the integral role that race plays in the process. Produced by The Nation and WNYC Studios.” Listen to the weekly podcast The Nation and WNYC Studios podcast beginning 9 March 2016  

Changing Denver: Five Points

  “In the last 15 years, the city has bestowed Five Points with renewed reverence, and with it has come an influx of developer dollars and changing demographics. Together, these trends are making the historically black neighborhood a focal point in our ongoing conversations about gentrification and race. In this episode, Changing Denver tackles those … [Read more…]

Five Points: You Have Arrived

  “For more than 30 years, Denver has been trumpeting the revitalization of Five Points. After its tumble from a lively center of music and culture in the 1930s and ’40s to a neglected corner later in the 20th century, many attempts have been made to restore the neighborhood. With each effort, the media hailed … [Read more…]

Gentrification Challenges Diversity in Five Points Area

  “Real-estate reporter Margaret Jackson found herself seriously reflecting on the way gentrification has affected Denver after her dog groomer jokingly claimed to be the “last black man standing” in Whittier (east Five Points). As Jackson writes in a Confluence Denver article, “As the investment dollars spill out of the city center, the Whittier neighborhood … [Read more…]

More cameras, patrols part of plan to curb gang violence

  “Crime statistics for the first four months of the year show gang-related crimes are on the rise. The city has already seen more gang-related murders this year than it did all of 2014. Hancock was joined by city and federal officials during a press conference on the matter of gang violence at the City … [Read more…]