Articles tagged 'Vacant properties '
Chicago aims to fix up and return vacant houses to homeownership
Legacy of Redlining Continues to Blight Communities of Color
Past redlining practices linked to present-day abandoned properties in Cook County, new report says
Building Community Data Capacity: The Southwest Organizing Project
For a decade, IHS has provided data and technical assistance to the Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) to inform the organization’s programs, initiatives, and outreach in southwest Chicago. Read more here about how IHS data has helped SWOP target and rehabilitate vacant buildings after the Great Recession, distribute aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, and conduct targeted outreach to Southwest Chicago residents.
Building on empty lots to help revitalize Englewood
Englewood residents organize to take back their block
University, city officials evaluate impact of NU’s 2-year live-in requirement
Regional Housing Solutions Data Tool
Recently, IHS worked with Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC), and Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) to develop a housing market analysis to 1) identify the spatial patterns and characteristics of distinct subregional housing markets across northeastern Illinois and 2) identify a set of market-driven strategies responsive to local needs. The results of this collaborative effort were recently released through the Regional Housing Solutions website.
Using Data to Drive Community Change
How a unique partnership between organizers and data analysts helped a community group on Chicago’s southwest side develop strategies to stabilize the neighborhood’s housing market.In August, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan took a walking tour of the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. She was there to review the progress in a neighborhood that had been hard...
Understanding Vacancy: Sequencing a Property's Path Toward Vacancy
Quality data and analysis are fundamental to the successful development and implementation of policy solutions to help solve the region’s vacant-buildings problem, but, in many cases, data gaps exist that make it difficult to answer key questions about property status and housing market conditions. IHS is working to utilize...
