Please join us for this event on Feb 26 featuring local artist, Aaron Regal, who will be discussing the economic development and gentrification of Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood (click the image for he flyer). Mr. Regal put together a reading list related to his talk, which is pasted below.
Easy Liberty Gentrification Reading List
- Tayo Fabusuyi & Victoria Hill, “The Population Impact of East Liberty Revitalization,” Jan 2018.
- Larimer Vision Plan, Nov 2010.
- Larimer Community Plan, Nov 2008.
- Abdallah Fayyad, “The Criminalization of Gentrifying Neighborhoods,” The Atlantic, Dec 20, 2017.
- Sarah Schneider, “Mellon’s Orchard: A Parking Lot With A History Of Redevelopment Dreams,” WESA (Pittsburgh NPR Radio), Sep 26, 2016.
- Caitlyn Luce Christensen, “Black Citizens Displaced from East Liberty, Pittsburgh by City, Developers, and Whole Foods,” Huffington Post, Dec 19, 2016.
- Caitlyn Luce Christensen, “Developers Sell Out East Liberty,” Medium, Dec 12, 2016.
- Tim Schooley, “Peduto Announces Deal for Penn Plaza,” Pittsburgh Business Times, Sep 28, 2015.
- Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes, “How Does a Government Shutdown Affect our Ability to Innovate?,” Marketplace, Jan 23, 2018.
- Maranie Rae Staab, “One of the Last Residents of Penn Plaza Will Continue Her Family’s Legacy in East Liberty For Now,” PublicSource, Mar 29, 2017.
- East Liberty Redevelopment message board conversation, 2011.
- Melissa McCart, “Six Penn Kitchen Downtown is Closing Next Month,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 23, 2018.
- Patrick Vitale, “The Pittsburgh Fairy Tale,” Jacobin, June, 2017.
- Theresa Clift and Aaron Aupperlee, “In Pittsburgh’s Battle Against Blight, Some Neighborhoods Get Left Behind,” Tribune-Review, Feb 20, 2017.
- Diana Nelson Jones, “East Liberty’s Dispossessed Seek Shelter,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 27, 2015.
- Citizen Vrabelman, “Future Resident: Beyond the Shadows of Blight, Part Six,” Downstream, Oct 12, 2016.
- Abigail Hauslohner, “Why a Law Meant to Protect the Poor From Gentrification Doesn’t Really Work,” The Washington Post, Feb 6, 2016.
- Philip Ball, “Gentrification is a Natural Evolution,” The Guardian, Nov 19, 2014.
- Larkin Page-Jacobs and Liz Reid, “Whole Foods To Open East Liberty Store At Site Of Former Penn Plaza Apartments,” WESA (Pittsburgh NPR Radio), Jul 28, 2016.
- Sarah Schneider, “City Officials Say Penn Plaza Evictions Set Standard For Future Development,” WESA (Pittsburgh NPR Radio), Feb 29, 2016.
- Sarah Schneider, “URA Evaluating Development Proposals For Part Of Former Penn Circle,” WESA (Pittsburgh NPR Radio), Feb 10, 2016.
- Sarah Schneider, “East Liberty Park To Remain Public After Pressure From Residents,” WESA (Pittsburgh NPR Radio), Mar 23, 2016.