Gentrification /tags/gentrification Gentrification en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:01:00 GMT Austin's program to sell homes to people affected by gentrification off to slow start /austin/2022-11-28/right-to-return-preference-policy-low-income-home-buyers Applicants, who need to prove they make less than the median family income, have struggled to obtain mortgages. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-11-28/right-to-return-preference-policy-low-income-home-buyers Audrey McGlinchy Austin says it will sell city-owned property to families affected by gentrification /austin/2022-04-13/austin-says-it-will-sell-city-owned-property-to-families-affected-by-gentrification The city says it's finally ready to deploy what it calls a "preference policy," where low-income residents living in gentrifying parts of town are prioritized for affordable housing. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:22:30 GMT /austin/2022-04-13/austin-says-it-will-sell-city-owned-property-to-families-affected-by-gentrification Audrey McGlinchy Austin to spend $65 million this year to reduce displacement near future transit lines /transportation/2022-02-02/austin-to-spend-65-million-this-year-to-reduce-displacement-near-future-transit-lines Years before construction crews break ground on a multi-billion dollar light-rail system in Austin, the city is about to spend millions trying to prevent people from being priced out of their neighborhoods. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-02-02/austin-to-spend-65-million-this-year-to-reduce-displacement-near-future-transit-lines Nathan Bernier Austin Approves $23 Million To Help Prevent Gentrification Near New Transit Hubs /transportation/2021-02-05/austin-approves-23-million-to-help-prevent-gentrification-near-new-transit-hubs Real estate development, property values, taxes and rent will likely rise around new train stations and transit hubs approved in last year’s $7.1 billion Project Connect bond. Austin wants to prevent residents from being pushed out. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:49:34 GMT /transportation/2021-02-05/austin-approves-23-million-to-help-prevent-gentrification-near-new-transit-hubs Mose Buchele Austin Plans Big Investment To Help Stop Residents From Getting Forced Out By Any New Transit Lines /transportation/2020-08-31/austin-plans-big-investment-to-help-stop-residents-from-getting-forced-out-by-any-new-transit-lines Austin voters will decide in November whether to raise property taxes to help pay for Project Connect, the transit expansion plan. Leaders promise the� Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2020-08-31/austin-plans-big-investment-to-help-stop-residents-from-getting-forced-out-by-any-new-transit-lines Samuel King Affordable Housing Advocate Says Austin's Land Code Rewrite Is An Improvement, But Could Be Stronger /austin/2019-12-11/affordable-housing-advocate-says-austins-land-code-rewrite-is-an-improvement-but-could-be-stronger An affordable housing advocate says the city's rewrite of the land development code would boost affordable housing, but there's room to do more.The city� Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:25:23 GMT /austin/2019-12-11/affordable-housing-advocate-says-austins-land-code-rewrite-is-an-improvement-but-could-be-stronger Jennifer Stayton Activist Urges Austin To Look At Land Development Code Through Lens Of Equity /austin/2019-12-10/activist-urges-austin-to-look-at-land-development-code-through-lens-of-equity The grassroots Austin Justice Coalition focuses primarily on criminal justice and related issues, but the impact of development and displacement on� Tue, 10 Dec 2019 13:57:27 GMT /austin/2019-12-10/activist-urges-austin-to-look-at-land-development-code-through-lens-of-equity Jennifer Stayton Land Code Heads To City Council With Request To Focus Development On West Austin Instead Of East /austin/2019-11-12/land-code-heads-to-city-council-with-request-to-focus-development-on-west-austin-instead-of-east Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized � but first, one city body is� Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:37:49 GMT /austin/2019-11-12/land-code-heads-to-city-council-with-request-to-focus-development-on-west-austin-instead-of-east Audrey McGlinchy People With Ties To A Gentrifying Neighborhood To Get A Better Shot At Affordable Housing /austin/2019-11-08/people-with-ties-to-a-gentrifying-neighborhood-to-get-a-better-shot-at-affordable-housing Families affected by gentrification in certain Austin neighborhoods can now get a point in their favor when applying for low-income housing through a new� Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMT /austin/2019-11-08/people-with-ties-to-a-gentrifying-neighborhood-to-get-a-better-shot-at-affordable-housing Audrey McGlinchy Residents Try To Save Texas' First Black City, But Some Worry It Might Be Too Late  /texas/2019-10-02/residents-try-to-save-texas-first-black-city-but-some-worry-it-might-be-too-late From Texas Standard:Many Texas cities have neighborhoods that have been changed by gentrification: Bishop Arts District in Dallas and East Austin are just� Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:48:06 GMT /texas/2019-10-02/residents-try-to-save-texas-first-black-city-but-some-worry-it-might-be-too-late Antonio Cueto