On The Ground: Old businesses and new tell economic story of Walnut Hills

“Equitable redevelopment matters because all across the nation, people are displaced daily from the places that they've called home for decades. Developers have been so driven by making money that they'd rather create spaces for wealthier, and often lighter, people to migrate from the suburbs to city living — at the expense of low wealth, usually darker, populations who are then forced to move elsewhere because they can no longer afford to live in these areas.” With the right players at the table, he said, “Walnut Hills can become a national model for neighborhoods that grow and thrive while keeping a heart for diversity and inclusion.”