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Evanston, IL, Affordable Housing Demolition Tax

Evanston, Illinois, has created a demolition tax. Revenue raised from this tax is contributed to the Affordable Housing Fund for the creation, preservation, maintenance and improvement of affordable housing within the city.

http://www.metroplanning.org/homegrown/case.aspx?case=affordable-demolition-evanston

Zipcode Destiny: The Persistent Power Of Place And Education

Hidden Brain Podcast discusses early variables in your life, from the quality of your kindergarten teacher to the neighborhood you grew up in, and the can lasting effects it can have on economic mobility.

Zipcode Destiny

There’s a core belief embedded in the story of the United States: the American Dream. The possibility of climbing the economic ladder is central to that dream. This week we speak with Raj Chetty, one of the most influential economists alive today, about the state of economic mobility in the U.S.

Demolition to displacement and race in Atlanta’s northern suburbs Oct 2018

A look at the movement from exclusion of hispanics and blacks in Northern Atlanta neighborhoods, to expulsion through exclusionary zoning, auto-mobility, and anti-crowding ordinances, colorblind justification.

From Exclusion to Expulsion: Demolition, Displacement, and Race in Atlanta’s Northern Suburbs

Scott Markley examines suburban redevelopment projects in Atlanta and their role in changing neighborhood racial composition.

Brookhaven pioneers an affordable housing requirement

Brookhaven is the first city in metro Atlanta to adopt a mandatory citywide inclusionary zoning ordinance as one way to tackle housing affordability.

Brookhaven pioneers an affordable housing requirement

Brookhaven is the first city in metro Atlanta to adopt a mandatory citywide inclusionary zoning ordinance as one way to tackle housing affordability. The new regulation is being praised by an Atlanta city councilmember who is working to create regional affordable housing policy guidelines, but is also being knocked by building professionals who say a […]