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The Impact of Gentrification on Urban Social Networks
Quick fact
A study in Philadelphia found that residents who remained in gentrifying neighborhoods experienced a measurable decline in their neighborhood-based social ties, even if they themselves were not displaced.
Why this is interesting
You've walked through a busy city street for years, greeting the same neighbors, shopkeepers, and kids. Then, in just a few years, the coffee shops change, the rents double, and those familiar faces vanish. What really disappears when a neighborhood gentrifies?