During the early 2000s, displacement of minorities in Portland, Oregon, occurred at a drastic rate. Out of 29 census tracts in north and northeast Portland, ten were majority nonwhite in 2000. By 2010, none of these tracts were majority nonwhite as gentrification drove the cost of living up.[1] Today, Portland's Black community is concentrated in the north and northeast section of the city, mainly in the King neighborhood. In 2017, Portland, Oregon was named the fourth fastest gentrifying city in the United States by Realtor.com.[2] At least one author has ascribed the "urban containment" effect on rising housing prices to Portland's urban growth boundary.[3]
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References edit
- ^ Hannah-Jones, Nikole (April 30, 2011). "Lessons learned? What Portland leaders did – and didn't do – as people of color were forced to the fringes". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Portland is 4th fastest gentrifying U.S. city, says Realtor.com". The Oregonian. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ Arthur C. Nelson; Casey J. Dawkins (2016), The Social Impacts of Urban Containment, Routledge, p. 73, ISBN 9781317015673
External links edit
- Bell, W. Kamau (May 27, 2016). "Gentrifying Portland: A tale of two cities". CNN.
- Bodenner, Chris (August 15, 2016). "Race Relations in Portland: Gentrification in Portland: Residents and Readers Debate". The Atlantic.
- Schmidt, Brad (November 19, 2016). "Why Portland can't fight gentrification with 387-square-foot condos". The Oregonian.
- "Portland neighborhoods at risk of gentrification". The Oregonian.
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