There are numerous strategies and tools for combating commercial gentrification and preventing small business displacement. Visit our interactive toolkit for tailored solutions or download our full toolkit.
In diverse places across the U.S. and internationally, small businesses and their advocates are coming up with innovative ways to address challenges and vulnerabilities in the face of gentrification.
We detail seven anti-displacement strategies, then highlight various tools that can be used to advance each strategy. Choose a strategy below to learn about:
- How tools can be implemented;
- The stakeholders needed to advance each tool;
- The tools’ strengths as well as the challenges of employing them; and
- Examples of how tools or strategies are being used in neighborhoods and cities around the U.S. and internationally.