Bruce specializes in the application of quantitative methods, including conventional and spatial statistics, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze patterns of inequity in U.S. cities.
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While hyperscale data centers are increasingly viewed as critical infrastructure for the digital economy, their rapid expansion places considerable demands on local energy grids, water supplies, land use and public services, generating growing concerns about their effects on host communities.
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NCRC is pleased to announce the release of a new longitudinal dataset designed to help communities, advocates and policymakers better understand how neighborhoods have changed over time and where gentrification pressures are most evident. This dataset draws on US Census data spanning multiple decades (from the 1970s through 2010s) and covering thousands of neighborhoods tracking
OZ 2.0 will shape the community investment landscape for the next decade. The process is competitive and time-sensitive. Members who act early, build strong cases and engage state decision-makers will be best positioned to direct investment to the communities that need it most.
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“LULUs” sounds like a funny word, but the health burdens tied to LULUs are no laughing matter. Locally unwanted land uses (LULUs) – industrial sites, highways, power plants and waste facilities – are essential to how cities function. However, living close to them can also mean greater exposure to pollution, excessive noise and other environmental
Opportunity Zones 2.0 (OZ 2.0) is an updated federal investment incentive program created under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). It provides tax benefits to encourage private investment in low-income census tracts. OZ 2.0 will shape the community investment landscape for the next decade. The process is competitive and time-sensitive. Members who act
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In 1955, a homebuilder called Foster Associates took out an ad in the Tampa Tribune for a new development called Manhattan Manor. Three bedroom homes starting at $10,250, with veterans able to move in for $150 down and monthly payments as low as $60. Adjusted for inflation, that is about $120,000 in today’s dollars. Tampa
Gentrification is one of those hot-button topics where people can look at the same city and see opposite truths. Some see disinvested neighborhoods finally getting access to grocery stores, improvements in public transit and safer neighborhoods while others see decreased affordability, the loss of cultural identity and the exit of longtime residents – often people
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