Articles tagged 'Affordability'
The pandemic has made it even harder for some Chicago residents to access clean water
Building Community Data Capacity: Developing a Model to Preserve Affordable Housing in Uncertain Times
IHS provides data and technical assistance for Communities United (CU)— a community-based organization based in Albany Park which also serves Austin, Belmont-Cragin, Roseland, and West Ridge, on the Northwest, West, and South sides of Chicago— and its housing initiative Renters Organizing Ourselves to Stay (ROOTS). This blog highlights some of this work and how it has been used by Communities United.
Hyde Park residents’ jobs among the most at risk from COVID, study finds
New coalition takes aim at displacement
Examining the Neighborhood-Level Housing Impact of COVID-19 in Chicago: A Preliminary Analysis
To support Chicago-area housing and community development practitioners as they think through the need for housing and place-based interventions, the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS) has created a new analysis to highlight the potential economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on households with workers in occupations more vulnerable to mass layoffs.
The 606 trail's relationship with displacement
Demolition Along 606 Halted For 6 Months As City Looks Into Impact Of Gentrification
Home Prices Along West End Of 606 Trail Up 344% Since 2012, New Study Finds As Council Seeks Solution
Affordable housing is vanishing as gentrification casts a shadow over The 606. City Council just voted to ban demolitions for 6 months.
Displacement Pressure in Context: Examining Recent Housing Market Changes Near The 606
This report goes “under the hood” of our Mapping Displacement Pressure in Chicago data to highlight how house prices are changing in the neighborhoods around The 606 and identifies potential opportunities to preserve affordability in surrounding communities.
