The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Segregation, Gentrification, and Fair Housing.” The thirty-eighth installment in OSAH’s podcast series, the new episode features a discussion with Dr. Lance Freeman, the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
In this episode, Dr. Freeman discusses how growing up in New York City spurred his interest in housing policy, the historical development of segregated living patterns in U.S. cities, how the government contributed to these patterns, the emergence of gentrification in urban development, and the specific policies that can better promote affordable housing and integration.
Listen to the podcast episode here.