Louisville’s Anti-Displacement Commission finally gets off the ground
Members of Louisville’s Anti-Displacement Commission met for the first time Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was a long time in the making. The Louisville Metro Council passed the Anti-Displacement Law nearly two years ago. It directed city officials to work with researchers to develop a tool that could analyze proposed developments and determine if they were likely to displace neighborhood residents through higher rents or property taxes. Any project that would lead to displacement would no longer be eligible for public funding.
Louisville inches toward implementing 2023 anti-gentrification law
Almost two years after Louisville Metro Council passed an ordinance to combat gentrification, the city still has not fully implemented it.
Standing outside a city-owned building on South Fifth Street last month, advocates with the tenant union PUSH Louisville held signs saying “Stop playing, we’re staying” and “Fight displacement — use the tool.”
Louisville Metro Council close to passing anti-displacement tool after years of efforts
Louisville Metro Council could vote on a new tool Thursday that aims to help prevent residents from being priced out of their neighborhoods. The council unanimously passed legislation a year ago requiring the city to create an anti-displacement assessment tool.
After months of delays, the finished product is now publicly available and on the verge of becoming a groundbreaking example for city governments that want to tackle unwanted displacement and gentrification.