Tag: gentrification
Could Atlantic City’s Tennessee Avenue become the next ‘South Street?’
A group of developers is hoping to create the kind of mixed use, walkable area sometimes called "new urbanism," close to the beach and in sight of the casinos.
6 years ago
State College has boomed in recent years due to the presence of Penn State's main campus. But what does that mean for low-income residents?
6 years ago
Listen 5:30Property tax-deferral plan for poor Philly homeowners advances to mayor
Philadelphia City Council has approved a plan to help longtime homeowners who can't afford their property taxes.
7 years ago
Portraits through door frames, a changing Philadelphia
Knocking on doors to ask if people planned to vote in the upcoming election, I thought I could identify the pulse of the city. Turns out there are as many pulses as people.
9 years ago
Philly neighborhoods forum asks: How can we achieve a fair future?
When you bring 100 Philadelphians together to discuss how to improve communities for long-term residents and new neighbors alike, you get hundreds of more questions.
9 years ago
Six words about Philadelphia neighborhoods
It's not hard to get Philadelphians to talk about where they live. We asked people to describe their neighborhood in six words or less. Here's a look at the result.
9 years ago
Young and disadvantaged communities must actively oppose unfair redevelopment
Gentrification is a heart-breaking concern in the black community, which is being forced out of neighborhoods, because developers see potential that residents can't afford.
9 years ago
Trying to be part of the solution in Philadelphia’s Fishtown
I believe that a plurality of opinions and experiences makes the neighborhood strong. I don't have any interest in living on a block where every person is some version of me.
9 years ago
Q&A with Kensington community activist Jamie Moffett
At age 21, Jamie Moffett made a down payment with some friends on a house in Kensington and moved in the next day. He has been involved in rebuilding the community ever since.
9 years ago
ListenThe success of immigrant communities starts with support of neighborhood schools
To help my neighborhood succeed, the next mayor needs to know how critical it is to the Karen Philadelphia's community to support our city schools financially and politically.
9 years ago
Sharp increases in property taxes a threat to Mantua residents
The Mantua community stands united in demanding a moratorium tax freeze on property tax increases for long-time owner-occupied residences.
9 years ago
Equitable neighborhood development depends on overcoming racism, hate and fear
The most challenging issue for me with regard to my work is the barriers to communication created by prejudice and fear, particularly within my own ethnic group.
9 years ago