Sentences with phrase «concerns about gentrification»

The mayor said he sympathizes with residents» concerns about gentrification, development and displacement but echoed his longstanding argument that there are two options: either «do nothing» and watch rents increase and people get displaced or «do something» and at least create new affordable units when developers build luxury housing.

Adriane Harris, who leads housing policy for the Nashville mayor's office, said concerns about gentrification were legitimate.

«Every neighborhood has specific issues and concerns, and understanding that a lot of neighborhoods are also concerned about the gentrification that is happening, the displacement that is happening, rises in rent, so some people are concerned that development could just exacerbate that and accelerate it,» Mark - Viverito said.

«You are concerned about gentrification.

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But the public response has been more lukewarm, particularly in cities where rising housing costs have already led to concerns about affordability and gentrification.

«We're all concerned about what could be gentrification or displacement, how do we deal with that,» said Aisha Glover, president and chief executive of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, which is involved in the New Jersey city's bid.

In order for us to address the growing concern, we must look at what we know about the correlation and connection of school closures to gentrification.

In Brooklyn and Philadelphia, concerns about bike share being related to gentrification were slightly higher than in Chicago.