Joint Colloquium with Lance Freeman-Inclusionary Zoning in New York City: Trojan Horse or Antidote to Gentrification?
Join the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation and the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice in welcoming Lance Freeman, Ph.D., James W. Effron University Professor of City and Regional Planning and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania at a Joint Colloquium. In this captivating discussion, Freeman will examine the early impacts of New York City's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) program while exploring some of the pivotal questions of whether MIH offers a solution to rising housing costs or concealing unforeseen challenges.
Abstract:
This study examines the early impacts of New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) program, considering whether it successfully incentivizes plans for new development and if MIH functions as a signal for an up-and-coming neighborhood, thereby triggering rising housing costs. By employing an Adjusted Interrupted Time Series approach with controls for time trends, we compare neighborhoods exposed to the adoption of MIH with those not exposed before and after the adoption of MIH to determine whether MIH impacts the designated neighborhood. We find some evidence that the incentives offered by MIH are spurring new housing development. However, we fail to find evidence that MIH impacts the cost of housing, as we observe no indication of rising sales prices or rising rents in MIH zones. Our study was completed just as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Thus, the long-term impacts of MIH deserve further scrutiny.
Lance Freeman, PhD, James W. Effron University Professor of City and Regional Planning and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Neighborhoods fascinate him and motivate his research. He studies how neighborhoods change and evolve and the role neighborhoods play in people’s lives. He explores how social media and other new technologies can be used to study neighborhoods. His study of neighborhoods aims to learn how to use this knowledge to plan and build better and more equitable places.
Professor Freeman has published several articles in refereed journals on gentrification, urban poverty, housing policy, urban sprawl, the relationship between the built environment and public health, and residential segregation. Before beginning his academic career, Professor Freeman worked as a researcher for Mathematica Policy Research, a leading social science research organization in Washington, D.C. Professor Freeman also has professional planning experience, working as a City Planner for the New York City Housing Authority.
Education
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, December 1997.
Master of Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, December 1991.
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, State University of New York at Buffalo. December, 1987.
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