The Truth About Gentrification: Can Development Help Without Displacement?
What if gentrification isn’t the real problem? In this episode of The Disruption Lab, host Kevin McGinnis sits down with Erik Murray, founder of Eastside Innovations, to unpack how we can invest in historically overlooked “east side” communities without pushing people out. From Kansas City, Kansas to Oakland, California, Erik traces how industrialization, segregation, and policy decisions created “east side disparity”—and how clean energy, innovation districts, and community-led development can turn that into east side prosperity. If you’ve ever wondered how to do real estate development…
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