Prioritizing Inclusion and Equity in the Next Generation of Mixed-Income Communities
Shelterforce:
We are facing an existential challenge in America. Major shifts in demographic change, housing affordability, and race and class inequality threaten our already tenuous social fabric. As the country becomes even more diverse, it is also becoming more polarized. As our cities and some neighborhoods become more attractive places to live, work, and spend leisure time to larger segments of the population, they also are becoming less accessible and less welcoming to people of various economic, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. In contrast, many neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs are experiencing economic decline and depopulation, leading to increased segregation as only low-income households remain. What America are we creating for future generations?