Boston’s Wealthy Are Clustering, New Report Says
A new report from Boston Indicators has found that Greater Boston neighborhoods increasingly divide into a world of haves and have-nots, even as it’s somewhat less segregated by race.
A new report from Boston Indicators has found that Greater Boston neighborhoods increasingly divide into a world of haves and have-nots, even as it’s somewhat less segregated by race.
Urban communities, particularly our Gateway Cities, need a complementary reinvestment strategy to attract middle-class families to their neighborhoods and bring more resources to high-poverty schools. Market-rate developers have a key role to play.
Racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning; it was, in many cases, its intention. The effect was and still is devastating.