LibraryScenariosHow preservation policies can accelerate gentrification
Scenario

How preservation policies can accelerate gentrification

The historic district guidelines are so restrictive that only wealthy people can afford the renovation costs and I keep approving projects that price out working families.

Aurelius
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The rules you enforce are pricing working families out of their own neighborhood.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Engineering — Architecture & Urban Planning?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.