ProPublica Examines Efforts to Tackle Disinvestment in Washington, Newark, Chicago and Pittsburgh

Interesting read about what has hasn’t worked from ProPublica:

Not every community buffeted by the larger economic forces of the last half century has met the same fate. Across the country, local governments have tried different strategies — often in combination — to build up commercial space for residents and revitalize struggling neighborhoods.

Each approach has its limitations and lessons. Here are a few of them.

Read more and don’t miss Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble from ProPublica