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It's not the age of the housing stock, but the ability of property owners to maintain it: Disinvestment in Pittsburgh

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Vacant house and lots in the Larimer neighborhood. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article, " Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods pay the price for abandoned and decrepit homes ," about how Pittsburgh's lower income neighborhoods suffer from serious housing disinvestment. Better off segments have the money to maintain aging houses.

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7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

The City Fix

About two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems.

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The new Cedar Hill Regional Hospital opens in Southeast DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the second article: Besides the hospital, the campus will have affordable housing, an outpatient clinic, educational centers for children and adults, a recreation center, athletics fields and green space, a venue for private events and retail shops. Anthony Community Health Needs Assessment ). The building site is 1.5