Recently, we discussed the growth in the number of urban high-poverty neighborhoods, which we illustrated by examining the distribution of poverty rates among census tracts. This analysis showed that high poverty neighborhoods are becoming more
How Poverty Has Deepened (part 2) Read Post »
Many talk about poverty—its causes, its effects, and its possible remedies. There is literature on this issue from almost every social science, and no one can summarize it all in one blog post. However, there’s
How Poverty Has Deepened (part 1) Read Post »
We recently released our latest report, Lost in Place: Why the persistence and spread of concentrated poverty–not gentrification–is our biggest urban challenge. It speaks to a national trend that’s been largely ignored– that urban poor
Is your city or neighborhood poorer than 40 years ago? Read Post »
Gentrification and neighborhood changes are hotly contested subjects. Â In the past few years some very thoughtful and provocative work has been done that helps shed light on these issues. Â Here we offer ten more of
Ten More you should read about Gentrification, Integration and Concentrated Poverty Read Post »
Lost in Place: Why the persistence and spread of concentrated poverty–not gentrification–is our biggest urban challenge. A close look at population change in our poorest urban neighborhoods over the past four decades shows that the
Gentrification and neighborhood changes are hotly contested subjects.  In the past few years some very thoughtful and provocative work has been done that helps shed light on these issues.  Here we offer a baker’s dozen
Ten things you should read about Gentrification, Integration and Concentrated Poverty Read Post »
