Business
3rd Ward community groups promise to continue protests of Houston’s Ion district over gentrification concerns
Posted on · Neighborhood stakeholders say they will disrupt the process of developing the Ion until they get a seat at the table.
Tag: gentrification
Business & Technology
Houston’s Midtown Innovation District Is Taking Shape, Despite Controversy
Posted on · The Ion is scheduled to open in the fall.
News
Rice Developer, Community Groups Continue To Clash Over Innovation District
Posted on · The disagreement is centered on who gets to sign a community benefits agreement.
Business
In Gentrifying 5th Ward, One Developer Makes A Pitch To Former Residents
Posted on · Real estate investor Chris Senegal’s townhomes target young professionals who care about the community.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Growing Gentrification, And How Texas Shaped Janis Joplin (Jan. 10, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Why gentrification here is outpacing other Texas cities, how tensions with Iran might affect the oil and gas industry, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news, and how Texas shaped the music of Janis Joplin.
inDepth
Gentrification A Big Concern For Some, As Houston Builds Its Innovation District
Posted on · Some of the people who live near the future Ion are worried about what could be lost, as this segment of the historically African American Third Ward is gentrified.
Texas
New Website Offers Local Governments Strategies To Mitigate Gentrification In Texas
Posted on · Researchers at the University of Texas developed the website to help the state’s largest cities.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Special Ed In Charter Schools, Third Ward Survey, And Food Insecurity (Nov. 18, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A recent survey examines life in the Third Ward, we discuss how Houston addresses food insecurity, and we get an update on Houston sports.
News
As Gentrification Looms, New Research Shows What’s At Stake For Houston’s Third Ward
Posted on · A new Rice University survey shows the Third Ward is a tight-knit, civically engaged and relatively healthy community. It's also a neighborhood worried about what might happen as rapid development drives up rent prices.
Houston Matters
Will Opportunity Zones Spur Houston Growth?
Posted on · Community leaders say the program, which offers tax incentives for development in economically distressed areas, could have a positive impact on the city, but there are some looming challenges.
News
Housing Center Hopes To Balance Tradition And Gentrification In Third Ward
Posted on · As new development and investment comes into the neighborhood, community leaders are trying to make sure long-time residents won't be pushed out.
Houston Matters
Full Show: East Side Gentrification, And The Year In Transportation (Dec. 18, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A report expects crime and murder rates to decline in most big cities -- except Houston. Then, a study examines which of Houston's neighborhoods are the most susceptible to gentrification. Plus, we reflect on the year's biggest transportation stories. And John Lomax III discusses the contributions of his father, John Avery Lomax, Jr., to the documentation of American folk music.
Houston Matters
Project Row Houses Marks 25 Years Of ‘Collective Creative Actions’
Posted on · The organization’s Eureka Gilkey and Ryan Dennis explain how the project has affected the Third Ward and how it’s expanded over the years.
News
Houston Home To Some Of Nation’s Most Gentrifying Areas
Posted on · EaDo and Washington Avenue have seen large increases in home values and income levels since 2000
Black History Month
How Gentrification Of Houston’s Third Ward Is Impacting Community Culture
Posted on · The Third Ward has undergone an evolution over the last decade. Houston Matters talks with three guests who understand the ongoing challenges this evolution poses.