Displacement

Colored shopping containers stacked two-high as a wall closing off People's Park in Berkeley, California.

Berkeley promised to build supportive housing in People's Park. Where is it?

More than two years after People's Park was cordoned off, there is no word on a timeline for a promised affordable housing project.

August 7, 2026 - The San Francisco Standard

Three-story white brick residential buildings with retail on ground floor/basements in Washington D.C.

Is this the first wave of de-gentrification?

Valencia, Temescal, H Street and the fickle fortunes of the gentrified neighborhood.

July 31, 2026 - Benjamin Schneider

Workers building paved two-sided bike and walking trail next to single-family homes in Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit greenway brings revival — and fears of displacement

The planned Joe Louis Greenway is already bringing change to the neighborhoods near it.

July 19, 2026 - Bridge Detroit

Red brick building with downtown in background.

Cincinnati launches nation's first 'Climate Migration Readiness Plan'

City officials say Cincinnati's growth warrants proactive planning climate disruptions coupled with a bigger population.

June 29, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

Grey tower, part of the obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Short-term rental licenses grew by 46% near Obama Center as affordable homes disappear

The Chicago ward where the Obama library is located is one of the only parts of the city to see an increase in STR licenses.

June 8, 2026 - Chicago Sun-Times

Float supporting rent control with "Vote rent control now" banner behind several sitting people drives through Oakland Pride parade in 2024.

Oakland residents fear AI-fueled gentrification

The new tech boom that's driving up rents in San Francisco could have rippling impacts on East Bay communities.

June 5, 2026 - Oaklandside

Aerial view of vacant land at end of 710 freeway in Pasadena, California framed by roads on either side.

Pasadena approves plan for 710 Stub but tables Restorative Justice elements

A never-built freeway that displaced hundreds of residents in the 1970s has left a 50-acre scar that may finally see redevelopment.

April 17, 2026 - Streetsblog LA

Family walking through knee-high flood waters next to brick homes in Houston, Texas.

Study: 'Sudden shocks' are driving up homelessness rates

Evictions and climate disasters are leading causes of sharp spikes in unhoused populations.

April 8, 2026 - Earth.com

Basement-level garage door with floodwater halfway up on home in Far Rockaway, New York after hurricane.

Over 500 NYC ‘Blue Zones’ at Risk of More Destructive Floods

High-risk flood zones cover roughly 20% of the city’s land.

April 3, 2026 - The City

An African American woman with a baby on her back sitting in the park surrounded by lush green trees, grass and plants with blue sky at Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta Flood Prevention Efforts are Causing ‘Climate Gentrification’ in its Black Communities

New infrastructure in neighborhoods that have borne the brunt of seasonal floods is making them safer — and more expensive.

April 1, 2026 - Capital B

Diagram of Master Plan for Gaza.

Trump’s Totalitarian Vision for the Future of Gaza

The Trump Administration has put forth its plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. It is a totalitarian nightmare.

March 17, 2026 - Alan Mallach

Cover of "Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore" book with highway map in background.

Tracing the Destruction of the Highway Baltimore Never Built

In “Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore,” historian Emily Lieb demonstrates how the mere threat of a highway project, combined with systemic redlining and predatory real estate practices, can dismantle a community just as effectively as physical construction can.

February 2, 2026 - Jennifer Hiatt

Cochrane Bridge in Mobile, Alabama.

Historic Black Alabama Community Fights Displacement for Concrete Plant

Residents of Mobile’s Africatown neighborhood say building a concrete plant near homes and a historic site is “a step backwards.”

January 11, 2026 - AL.com

Robert Moses standing over model of city and bridge.

We are Perfectly Poised for Another Robert Moses

When “America is Building Again” while decentering equity, the ghost of Robert Moses haunts us.

January 8, 2026 - Kristina Curtiss

Sign saying “Dear visitors, be aware: every tourist apartment is a home taken away from the local people” hung on orange building in Girona, Spain.

Spain Fines Airbnb $75 Million After Crackdown on Unlicensed Rentals

The government took action after residents in tourist centers protested, blaming tourist rentals for a growing housing crisis.

December 17, 2025 - Associated Press

People in red shirts holding shovels for photo op at groundbreaking for community land trust project in Denver.

Denver Land Trust Fights Displacement Whether It Owns the Land or Not

Tierra Colectiva, a community land trust in the Denver neighborhoods of Globeville and Elyria-Swansea, combines community organizing, traditional CLT development, and more unusual roles in a large affordable housing development.

November 5, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

People sitting in lawn chairs on residential street having block party.

Five Ways to Break the Cycle of Extractive Real Estate

Here are the steps to having economies operated by stewardship, not speculation.

November 4, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

View from top of hill in San Francisco with people walking down sidewalk next to historic Victorian homes.

San Francisco Mayor’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Faces Pushback, Displacement Concerns

Newly proposed legislation aims to protect long-term tenants from displacement caused by Mayor Lurie’s proposed zoning reform plan, which would allow for more housing construction in parts of the city.

September 15, 2025 - San Francisco Examiner

Bright yellow, pink, and green historic wooden houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.

20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans is More Unaffordable Than Ever

The city’s post-hurricane redevelopment has failed to include its most vulnerable residents.

September 2, 2025 - Smart Cities Dive

3d model of Seneca Village, former Black community in today's Central Park.

Researchers Digitally Reconstruct Lost NYC Free Black Village

Central Park rests on the remains of a displaced village built by free Black Americans in the 1820s.

August 15, 2025 - Urban Omnibus

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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