The more segregated an metro area is, the worse the economic prospects of the poor and people of color Our City Observatory report, Lost in Place, closely tracks the growth of concentrated poverty in the nation’s cities; this is particularly…
Gentrification is producing more diverse schools and growing enrollment In Washington DC, gentrification is producing higher levels of integration and increasing the total number of kids–black and white–attending schools in changing neighborhoods. DC’s gentrifying neighborhoods have both more white residents,…
This page contains maps showing the nation’s most racially and ethnically diverse neighborhoods, and those with the highest levels of income mixing. for City Observatory’s Diverse, Inclusive Neighborhood report. These web-based maps that let you zoom in to a particular…
What City Observatory did this week 1. Portland’s teachable moment: time for a little housing economics 101. There’s a big debate going on in Portland right now about whether using discretionary land use approvals to block some market rate housing…
Our planning processes and land use decisions have a huge impact on housing affordability. Editor’s Note: Today we’re publishing an open letter from Ethan Seltzer to Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish. Portland is the midst of a serious debate about…