Lost in the Shuffle: the future of traditional public housing under the CHA's Plan for Transformation (2014)

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Title

Lost in the Shuffle: the future of traditional public housing under the CHA's Plan for Transformation (2014)

Subject

(Public Housing, Far South Side of Chicago)

Description

The Chicago Housing Authority launched the Plan for Transformation, aiming to demolish public housing and to force former residents into mixed-income housing. Initiated in 1999, the Plan for Transformation has long lasting ripple effects in South Side communities. Focusing on Altgeld, one of the public housing projects, this article published by South Side Weekly explores residents' responses and current situations as they undergo changes.

Creator

Spencer McAvoy, author for South Side Weekly

Date

January 8, 2014