KJZZ Round Table: New Neighbors Don't Always Mix

Roundtable: How Are Residents Impacted When Communities Shift?

By  Carrie Jung, Sarah Ventre   

Published: Friday, November 3, 2017 - 5:00am

Updated: Friday, November 3, 2017 - 8:26am



Terry Benelli

"As we’ve looked at the shifting landscape of the post-Recession Valley in our “New Neighbors” project, a lot of what we’ve heard has focused around the question of displacement. As prices go up, are people being pushed out? Are we sacrificing diversity in the name of development? In short, are we gentrifying?
To close the series, KJZZ’s Carrie Jung has brought together a group of experts and stakeholders for a roundtable discussion of some of these, issues including Deirdre Pfeiffer, associate professor of Urban Planning in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning; Terry Benelli, executive director of the LISC, Local Initiatives Support Corporation; and Eve Reyes-Aguirre, a longtime Garfield neighborhood resident."
Link to the podcast > http://kjzz.org 
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The New Neighbors project is a collaboration between KJZZ and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting that looks at how the Valley of the Sun has changed since the economic downturn a decade ago. Today, we’re in the middle of a real estate and rental market boom, our cities are centralizing - it’s all changing the face of our communities Valley-wide.





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“Our Future is on the Line:” Building Community through Transportation

November 6, 2015 by greenlivingaz 

By Terry Benelli

The Valley is in the throes of a much-needed change in its growth and development pattern. A focus on the inner core is creating sustainable communities and healthy living choices for everyone, regardless of income, age and abilities. The shift away from sprawling, vehicle-centric development gives hope for improving intractable issues such as traffic congestion, air quality, affordable housing and equal access to work and education centers.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Phoenix’s transit-oriented development initiative (TOD), “Our Future is on the Line,” bolsters sustainable and equitable development created by the Valley Metro light-rail system. TOD reduces transportation costs and encourages healthful lifestyles and healthy community design. . . "

READ MORE > https://greenlivingaz.com/community-through-transportation/