Bushwick

Zoning Changes Stay Controversial in Brooklyn Neighborhood
Despite a rare level of community participation in a neighborhood planning project in Bushwick, a recently proposed draft neighborhood plan was met with criticism in an initial public hearing earlier this week.

Bushwick Community Plan Facing Criticism From the Community
The Bushwick Community Plan process is being lead by the members of the community, but has still provoked controversy over issues of gentrification and displacement.
Study: Bike Lanes Raise Property Values in Brooklyn
New bike lanes in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick started raising property values within a year.

Can Design Defeat Gentrification?
The social vision of an architecture firm working in Bushwick, in Brooklyn, faces a familiar set of challenges.
Friday Funny: Brooklyn Gentrification Gets the Saturday Night Live Treatment
A Saturday Night Live skit satirizes the change that has come to Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Artists Feel Gentrification Pressure in Bushwick
The Brooklyn Brief attended the recent eighth edition oft the Bushwick Open Studios annual art event. There the blog heard from artists concerned about the growing expenses of living in the neighborhood.
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North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research