POLICY DOES GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT HAVE TO RESULT IN GENTRIFICATION? CHICAGOS 606 ELEVATED GREEN TRAIL CONTRIBUTED TO GENTRIFICATION BY JOYCE MCLEAN Those of us who live in cities have all been exposed to the effects of gentrification. Remember that neighborhood that used to be run down, kind of scary really, that has been so transformed that it's now a desirable place to live? H ow did that happen? Is it a good thing overall? What about the lower income people who ultimately get forced out when a gentrified area goes from bad to good? What happens to them? Is this an inevitable part of the urban revitalization cycle? What is gentrification exactly? Gentrification is a general term applied to urban areas when wealthier people arrive to live, and a related increase in rents and property values occurs, creating distinct changes in that area's character and culture. It's typically used in a negative sense, because of the implied and actual displacement of poor people by wealthier outsiders. LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / WINTER 2019 / 24 LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COMhttp://www.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM