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Hazelwood redevelopment suggests neighborhood investment can advance without typical displacement pressures

Neighborhood investments meant to improve housing and opportunity often spark fears of gentrification and displacement. That worry is playing out in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood, where a stalled Second Avenue housing project sits blocks from the 178-acre (72-hectare) Hazelwood Green riverfron...

Hazelwood redevelopment suggests neighborhood investment can advance without typical displacement pressures
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Neighborhood investments meant to improve housing and opportunity often spark fears of gentrification and displacement. That worry is playing out in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood, where a stalled Second Avenue housing project sits blocks from the 178-acre (72-hectare) Hazelwood Green riverfront development.

Originally published at Phys.org

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