Philadelphia "Precious Places" Norris Square
Channel: narf
Date: 2014-03-08

In 2003 the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority claimed hundreds of properties during John Street's "Neighborhood Transformation Initiative".  Some residents are evicted from homes they own on account of "economically or socially undesirable land use".

Private developers could fill out a form to make their case to the city that they could add more value to the land then the residents could.

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