#UrbanPolicy
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Redevelopment for Who? How TIF Redistributes Public Funds to the Wealthy
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If you’re standing on any street corner in Chicago, there’s a one in three chance you’re standing in a TIF district. TIF, short for Tax Increment Financing, is a strategy to spur redevelopment in areas that are “blighted”, i.e., an area that has experienced significant economic decline. Typically, these areas…
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The City Is Not Designed for Women
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As stated by author and feminist-issues researcher Caroline Criado-Perez, the world is designed mostly by men with mostly other men in mind. The gender-based gap in data has been known to exist for a long time, and male-biased data has affected the living experiences of women in oft-realized but nether-talked…
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Centering Equity in Urban COVID-19 Recovery
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Even before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, socioeconomic inequality plagued cities across the globe. The pandemic itself has both deepened those existing wounds and ripped open new ones. In the United States, neighborhoods predominantly inhabited by people of color have experienced the highest rates of both infections and deaths,…
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Community Anchors: How Can Arts & Culture Improve Neighborhoods?
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As many American cities try to determine the most effective mechanisms to revitalize their struggling neighborhoods, the concept of arts-led community development has become increasingly popular. Innovative efforts in this domain, such as the University of Chicago’s newly established Place Lab, focus on community redevelopment strategies that stem from urban-based…