Topic: Gentrification

An equitable development expert at Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab points to a possible shining light in the neighborhood beset by drug use and poverty: Community ownership of the Kensington Avenue retail corridor. Will it work?

A rapper-turned-community activist is preserving Black wealth in Portland, the Whitest big city in America, by helping homeowners repair — and therefore stay — in their homes

Ken Weinstein’s anti-gentrification training program, with six spin-offs in the city and region, is keeping development local—and bringing women and people of color into the industry

It’s not rocket science, as Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes. It’s planning

The Councilman says his opponent is responsible for soaring home prices in South Philly. But as Philly 3.0's engagement director notes, he's the one with the power

A Portland B Corp is pushing a more inclusive process for building up a neighborhood. Can Philly learn a lesson from the most gentrified city in America?

The Fruitvale Transit Village in Oakland has brought many of the benefits associated with gentrification—but few of the negatives

Jumpstart Germantown, brainchild of developer Ken Weinstein, trains local residents to be their own community developers

A Citizen and Free Library event on Monday explored the perennial urban question: How do we make communities everyone can live in?

Sending neighbors a check whenever a nearby building goes up would send the message that everyone should benefit from growth