January 7, 2015
A study released last month, by UIC’s Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, titled, “The Socioeconomic Change of Chicago’s Community Areas (1970-2010),” centers on gentrification and finds that more Chicago neighborhoods are declining than gentrifying as laid out in a press release on the study’s findings. The report notes that from 1970-1980: The Chicago Loop area and Lincoln Park showed significant upgrades, while the Austin community experienced significant decline.
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UIC Study Show Stark Changes in Chicago Neighborhood, Calls for Solutions
With just one quick look around Chicago neighborhoods, one will immediately realize the stark differences in neighborhoods, where some are blighted, as others are changing its racial makeup, while others are prospering and growing. A recent University of Chicago study has highlighted these issues.