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Addressing Displacement Pressures from Public Investment in Chicago’s Communities


Abstract: This article profiles recent research from the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS or the Institute)1 on the topic of displacement, gentrification, and the role of public investment in driving neighborhood change. It discusses a specific public investment in Chicago and its role in accelerating gentrification, and highlights a new data tool created by IHS to help community development practitioners develop affordable housing strategies in advance of planned public investments.

Keywords: Housing; community development; neighborhoods;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Part of Series: Profitwise

Publication Date: 2018

Issue: 3

Pages: 1-5