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Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
Mixed-income development is an increasingly popular poverty deconcentration strategy in the United States but there have been few in-depth studies about the experiences of residents once they move in to the new housing developments. This article explores the early experiences of residents of all income levels who have moved into a new mixed-income development on the south side of Chicago. In-depth interviews have been conducted with 46 residents of the development, including 23 former public housing residents. Interviews were also conducted with a comparison group of 69 public housing residents who did not move to the development. I find that public housing movers appear to be a substantially different group than non-movers. I find that overall satisfaction with the new development is quite high among residents of all income levels. Early social relations are limited, particularly across income levels, and there are key barriers to interaction, such as physical design, stigma and assumptions based on class and housing status, and segregated associational structures.
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Journal of Urban Affairs
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Recommended Citation
Joseph, M. L. (2008). Early Resident Experiences at a New Mixed-Income Development in Chicago. Journal of Urban Affairs, 30(3), 229–257. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9906.2008.00394.x