Month: August 2017

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Business as usual won’t fly

Nashville’s airport, BNA, is the fastest growing airport in the country. It’s getting a $1.2 billion dollar investment to expand, which will create hundreds of new jobs. Will these be good, family sustaining jobs?

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The State of Displacement in Edgehill

As property values rise in the growing city, residents are being pressured to sell their homes. Rising rent and forced evictions due to rapid development are just a few of challenges facing low-income Nashvillians.

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Rethinking Growth in Nashville

Many residents believe in growth, however, it has pushed out vulnerable residents who are either forced to the edges of Davidson County or must find affordable housing options in neighboring counties.

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Community Benefits and the IT City

Nashville has experienced an economic boom, but it has come at a price. Development has lacked accountability and one can argue that the growth has negatively affected working people, low-income renters and homeowners.

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Stand Up Nashville (SUN) addresses racial and economic inequality through strategic research, popular education and organizing. We inspire and empower our diverse base to build a stronger community that values the lives of Nashville’s people of color and working families. By organizing our communities, SUN fights poverty with strategic action around public investment and city planning to create thriving neighborhoods and shared prosperity.
 

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