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Quote on housing that's very apt: "As demand for housing rises, Philadelphia’s neighborhoods can either remain affordable or remain low-density. They cannot do both"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's relevant to both strong and weak markets, because even in weak markets, there probably isn't enough housing. This is true everywhere, not just in Philadelphia. In the discussions about school closures in Salt Lake City, the g word, gentrification came up. But it's complicated.

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Meet the 2024-25 Cohort of Community Revitalization Fellows

Center for Community Progress

Each year, Community Progress welcomes grassroots community leaders to our Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) program, where they collectively learn how to help their neighborhoods tackle vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment. It is there that we create, encourage other artists, and are able to make a living from our work.