LexHousingStudies

Data-driven research and analysis of housing, property and neighborhood change in Lexington, Kentucky.

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Read: member of city planning commission wants to make sure Lexington has as few poor people as possible.
https://t.co/GNPA5uAU2A

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Landlords are running the US government. This is a bad thing. https://t.co/kCcEjJxKJZ

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Don't forget the $7 billion plus in cuts to various forms of housing assistance... more on those from @NLIHC here: https://t.co/xw8Uo2Tbs1 https://t.co/zl20vXccUg

[Lexington Herald-Leader @heraldleader]

Programs that help poor Kentuckians face big cuts under Trump’s budget plan
https://t.co/KOvVvtxea2

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Not that every day isn't a good day to share this, but seems especially apropos now...

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Kushner's M.O. plays out with millions of other landlords every day across the country. Lexington is no exception.
https://t.co/xldjZi5DX3

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

In fact, it's so very typical that it's been relatively ignored. 👇👇
https://t.co/HsIo1f3ih1

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

The predation of Jared Kushner & Co. might be an extreme example, but it certainly isn't unique among landlords.
https://t.co/ItfUOpi6nS

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

So many important points in @just_shelter's latest in the @nytimes... housing policy helps the rich get richer https://t.co/kLCQJysfpt

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Excellent post-Derby reporting from just down the road on Churchill Downs' land grab in South Louisville
https://t.co/JXBr9zWEx1

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

“Where is the parking?” may be one of the least important questions we ought to have for these proposals.
https://t.co/K7Z6rX3u28

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

@patrickthealba @qgis to georef, @Mapbox for tile hosting, @LeafletJS to map, @jquery & @jquerymobile for the opacity slider
Code: https://t.co/wSNYTmot2l

[KY Photo Archive @KYPhotoArchive]

Houses on Toner St slated for demolition in Mar 1954, to be replaced by single family homes. 2 acres of substandard houses involved

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

This is *definitely* what Lexington needs 🙄🙄🙄
https://t.co/kfn6pvJW2a

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

But, hey, why get our panties in a twist over a development plan that might not even be selected? The Webbs are still in play, too!

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Meanwhile, it will refuse to invest in meaningful transit infrastructure that will make the lives of poor folks living in the suburbs easier

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Lexington doesn't believe that poor people should be allowed to live in prime locations, and will use any excuse to make sure they can't.

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

The issue is that building a baseball stadium + hotel/condos where poor black folks used to live lays naked the city's priorities. https://t.co/ObLR61BkC1

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

i.e., targeting it as a location for more affordable housing will only exacerbate patterns of racial and economic segregation

[LexHousingStudies @HousingLEX]

Applebee's Park is already located in a predominantly low-income and non-white n'hood that isn't particularly well-serviced by transit. https://t.co/dQsMmAXhvc