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Community Development Corporations And Neighborhood Stability In Hartford And New Haven, Ct, Gabriell Nelson Apr 2021

Community Development Corporations And Neighborhood Stability In Hartford And New Haven, Ct, Gabriell Nelson

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This study investigated the effects of CDC housing revitalization programs in Hartford and New Haven, CT on neighborhood stability. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, this study sought to connect the observed impacts in Hartford and New Haven with the literature on revitalization in formerly industrial cities. Data on three key indicators of neighborhood stability (property values, owner occupancy rates, and vacancy rates) were collected for the time period spanning 2000 to 2019. Street conditions were observed by a Google Street View “windshield survey” of the CDC focus areas; conditions were observed in 2011 and again in 2019 …