Thanks to Camden resident Jared Hunter for this guest post. Jared lives and works in the city, and is a graduate student at Rutgers-Camden. I grew up in the boondocks of southern Gloucester County; my father worked and my mother was a homemaker; there were seven of us crammed into an extremely tiny three-bedroom apartment for … Continue reading How Do Camden Communities Hold Their Local Government’s Feet to the Fire? by Jared Hunter…
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Last night, Rutgers-Camden hosted the State of the City. This was progress. Over the past few years I’ve joined in the tradition of criticizing the State of the City for being held at a private event (The Coopers Ferry Annual Meeting) at a price point that prohibited residents from attending ($125). Coopers Ferry insisted that … Continue reading The State of Camden City 2017…
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The more things change, the more things stay the same. Back in Camden, and the “development” discussion is still hot on the presses. This is my “glass-half-full” take, that reexamines the strategy guiding the city’s redevelopment and looks on the bright side. If you read Howard Gillette’s Camden After the Fall (and anyone interested enough in … Continue reading Camden Development: Glass Half Full Edition…
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One of the most interesting discussions happening in Camden right now is about gentrification and development. Some Camden residents, rightfully, are skeptical that when big development comes, it’s going to wipe out local community and start over. There are plenty of reasons for such skepticism — there’s the national history of urban renewal, which took … Continue reading A First Principle in Camden’s Development…
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Tonight I’m speaking at the Aquarium about Camden. A few months ago, the Philly Business Journal reached out to me about their event: Corridors of Opportunity: What’s Happening in Camden? I’ve been way behind on things here — in part because my wedding (!) is this Saturday — but I was doing prep for the event today … Continue reading Tonight’s Camden talk at the Aquarium is $100, What Should Business Leaders Hear about the City?…
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We’ve had a robust discussion about development here in Camden over the past few weeks. Kadeem Pratt, a Camden resident and one of my students, submitted this guest post to continue the discussion: A number of scholars have recently suggested that redevelopment is dividing the city of Camden – byway of gentrification and developmental racism. … Continue reading Camden Needs Investment by Kadeem Pratt…
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