Scenarios about 'redlining'
The systematic practice of denying financial services like mortgages to residents of specific neighborhoods based predominantly on race or ethnicity, prevalent in the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s. Redlining was institutionalized by the Federal Housing Administration through color-coded maps marking minority neighborhoods as high-risk, resulting in decades of disinvestment that created lasting patterns of segregation and economic inequality in American urban landscapes.
What If New Jersey Implemented Different Urban Renewal Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where New Jersey pursued community-centered urban renewal policies in the 1950s-1970s instead of demolition-heavy approaches, potentially transforming the trajectory of its cities and suburban sprawl.