By Megan Haberle. Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, (January 2018). Excerpt: "Fair housing and environmental justice are deeply intertwined, though they have long operated in separate siloes among both policymakers and advocates. In recent years, the importance of connecting these issues has been brought home in acute ways. This included the public … [Read more...] about Fair Housing and Environmental Justice: New Strategies and Challenges (Megan Haberle, January 2018)
Fair Housing
Cashin: A Reply to Kahlenberg
By Sheryll Cashin Richard Kahlenberg is correct in asserting that the unfinished business of the civil rights movement is housing. His call for an Economic Fair Housing Act is useful and important. In selling this idea, however, he may create a misleading impression. Economic segregation is growing, with awful consequences for anyone who cannot afford to buy or lease a home … [Read more...] about Cashin: A Reply to Kahlenberg
An Economic Fair Housing Act
By Richard D. Kahlenberg A century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial zoning laws that prohibited Black people from buying homes in majority-white neighborhoods. About a half-century later, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed explicit racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. These advances represent significant landmarks in … [Read more...] about An Economic Fair Housing Act
Postindustrial Cities and Urban Inequality
By Tracy Neumann (April-June 2016 P&R Issue). Link to the Issue... In 2013, Carnegie Mellon University invited three hundred urban specialists from North America and Europe to Pittsburgh to discuss the future of postindustrial cities at the “Remaking Cities Congress.” The Congress was held to promote the city’s much-lauded “25-year transformation from an industrial … [Read more...] about Postindustrial Cities and Urban Inequality
The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure
In a recent landmark study, Harvard professor Raj Chetty and his colleagues found substantial increases in adult incomes and long-term educational attainments for children who move to and grow up in lower- poverty communities, especially when children stay in these neighborhoods for a substantial period of time. This research builds on studies that had already found substantial … [Read more...] about The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure
