Topic: Gentrification
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Gentrification of the Strip Mall
These declining suburban outposts are hotbeds for immigrant entrepreneurs. How should we protect those businesses as strip malls evolve?
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The Biggest Obstacle to Cycling's Egalitarian Aspirations? Distance
Biking as a class issue isn't going away; on the contrary, it's just beginning.
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Could Istanbul's Protesters Halt Turkey's Controversial Canal Project?
Officials say the canal will fuel the country's economy. But opponents worry it will add to runaway sprawl and rampant water pollution.
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Did a Well-Meaning Reality TV Show Help Reinvigorate Vancouver's Anti-Gentrification Movement?
The Downtown Eastside neighborhood had a rocky spring.
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Brooklyn's Relentless Changes, As Told By a Single Street Corner
From a Rent-A-Center to an eyesore to a Lululemon.
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If Martin Amis Is Actually Tired of Brooklyn, He's Probably Barely Seen It
Stop stereotyping the borough and start actually exploring it, you ninnies.
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Raw Anger Permeates a New Film About Gentrification in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
There is nothing subtle about Gut Renovation, Su Friedrich’s latest documentary. She's pissed and she wants you to know it.
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'Detroit Isn't Some Kind of Abstract Art Project'
A new book provides some crucial perspective on Michigan's most embattled municipality.
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Can the Longest Remaining Stretch of the Berlin Wall Be Saved From the Threat of Condos?
Protesters have halted construction for now, but for many Berliners, it’s as if their worst nightmares are coming true.
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Quantifying Downtown Detroit's Comeback
Exactly how the Motor City is rebuilding its urban core.
