{"id":7655,"date":"2013-07-23T11:34:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2013-07-23T11:34:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:34:17","slug":"us-to-diversify-white-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=7655","title":{"rendered":"US to ‘diversify’ white neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HUD\"<\/a>The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. <\/span>
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To ensure that \u201cevery American is able to choose to live in a community they feel proud of,\u201d HUD has published a new fair-housing regulation intended to give people access to better neighborhoods than the ones they currently live in.<\/p>\n

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The goal is to help communities understand \u201cfair housing barriers\u201d and \u201cestablish clear goals\u201d for \u201cimproving integrated living patterns and overcoming historic patterns of segregation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis proposed rule represents a 21st century approach to fair housing, a step forward to ensuring that every American is able to choose to live in a community they feel proud of\u2013where they have a fair shot at reaching their full potential in life,\u201d said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the first time ever,\u201d Donovan added, \u201cHUD will provide data for every neighborhood in the country, detailing the access African American, Latino, Asian, and other communities have to local assets, including schools, jobs, transportation, and other important neighborhood resources that can play a role in helping people move into the middle class.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to HUD, long-term solutions include \u201chelping people gain access to different neighborhoods and channeling investments into under-served areas.\u201d The mapping tool may guide development and zoning decisions, for example.<\/p>\n

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In a July 16\u00a0speech\u00a0to the NAACP, Donovan said the American Dream still isn\u2019t within equal reach of all communities. He lamented the lack of diversity in America\u2019s boardrooms, schools, and the nation\u2019s \u201cstrongest neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Donovan said HUD\u2019s new neighborhood mapping tool, which uses Census data, will \u201cexpand access to high opportunity neighborhoods and draw attention to investment possibilities in under-served communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMake no mistake, this is a big deal,\u201d Donovan said. \u201cWith the HUD budget alone, we are talking about billions of dollars. And as you know, decades ago, these funds were used to support discrimination. Now, they will be used to expand opportunity and bring communities closer to the American Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Under the\u00a0proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to \u201cvaluable community assets.\u201d HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies\u2013such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation\u2013create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation. – CNS News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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