Gentrification, Displacement and New Urbanism: The Next Racial Project

Cities today are trying to reinvent themselves using buzzwords like the New Urbanism. New Urbanist policies have generated more positive economic outcomes for cities than past gentrification policies have ever been able to accomplish by focusing on the "best and highest use." However, the consequences of this policy on the resident (and frequently minority) populations have barely received attention. This inattention is not accidental since the conservative vocabulary hides racial issues behind new terminology.