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Can the new Lexington Market be sustained?

Community Architect Daily

A great place for a brew-stand, he says, a local micro brewery has already applied, "but wouldn't it say 'gentrification' in this prominent space", he wondered aloud. million rescue money on top of the initial price tag. First there was a funding gap stemming from risen cost, a problem that Mayor Scott deftly solved by putting $4.9

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Sketching the Housing Crisis

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The surrounding context of a monumental church, modest bungalows, and new town houses signify the continuing gentrification that contrasts with the wild median grasslands of the off-ramp. The scene crystallizes the growing inequities that define the city.