Race/Related: One Changing Neighborhood Looks to Retain Its Identity

Residents of the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Anacostia rethink the development of a park to avoid gentrification. 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Wagner for The New York Times What’s the Purpose of a Park? By Matthew Thompson For decades, Washington, D.C., went by the nickname “Chocolate City,” reflecting its sizable Black majority. In recent years, however, Washington’s racial makeup has flipped back to being evenly split between Black and white residents. Now, [as Megan Kimble reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk2glqP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wOS9oZWFkd2F5L2FuYWNvc3RpYS1icmlkZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDgxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02OTIwNSZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAxMzA2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6mqE92KTQJWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the city is moving forward with a plan to build a park connecting one of its last majority-Black areas with one of its most gentrified. But locals have another plan as well, a set of investments intended to prevent residents from being priced out of the neighborhood. There had been a significant Black population in Washington since the nation’s capital was established there. In the era of slavery, many formerly enslaved Black people migrated to the city from Southern states after they were freed. By the mid-20th Century, Black residents were a majority of the city’s population, a proportion further amplified by white flight. In 1975, when the funk band Parliament released its album “Chocolate City,” Washington was more than 70 percent Black. But 20 years ago, this picture began to change quickly, as white residents began [flocking back to the city](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk2glqP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDIxLzAzLzIyL25vLWxvbmdlci1jaG9jb2xhdGUtY2l0eS1jYWxscy1kYy1zdGF0ZWhvb2QtZ3Jvdy1sb3VkZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwODEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5MjA1Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDEzMDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqaoT3YpNAlY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and its Black population began to decline. This racial shift coincided with dramatic transformations in the character of the city’s neighborhoods. Areas like U Street and Shaw were no longer accessible to working-class residents, while luxury buildings began sprouting across the city. Gentrification became ubiquitous, and the displacement of lower-income residents a widespread fear. In 2019, a report by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity found that Washington had experienced the [most intense gentrification](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) of any major city in the United States. According to the study, [Navy Yard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk2glqP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yeW1hcHMuYXJjZ2lzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL2I2ODQzMzEyZjRjMTQ1ZWZiZWY2NWE4OTQyZmI5ODdiP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwODEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5MjA1Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDEzMDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqaoT3YpNAlY9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), situated on the western bank of the Anacostia River, had become the most gentrified neighborhood in the most gentrified city in the country. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk2glqP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTQ5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDgxM1cDbnl0Qgpi6mqE92KTQJWPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Andre D. Wagner for The New York Times On the eastern bank of the same river, right across from Navy Yard, sits what may be the last bastion of Chocolate City, the still majority-Black neighborhood of Anacostia. By 2025, the neighborhood is scheduled to unveil a beautiful new public amenity: a park built on a bridge across the Anacostia River, creating a pleasantly walkable corridor from Navy Yard. People will be able to wander from Capitol Hill through the boutiques and food stalls of Eastern Market down through Navy Yard and into a lush, pretty riverfront scene, with rain gardens and a community cafe. Even before park construction began, our reporter Megan found, it was being highlighted in listings from real estate agents showcasing homes whose values are likely to be lifted by it. 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But when new construction benefits newcomers at the expense of existing residents, it disincentivizes change. For Anacostia’s residents, who have seen affordable Black neighborhoods across the city rapidly transform into enclaves for upwardly mobile newcomers, the idea of the park created as much peril as promise. The threat of residents losing their place in the neighborhood could have doomed the project, but instead locals organized around an additional plan — an investment in the existing community that rivals the size of the budget for the park itself. Instead of allowing real estate speculators to buy up land in the area, a community land trust was established to offer an accessible pipeline into homeownership. Developers of affordable housing came together to offer workshops in navigating the home-buying process. Hundreds of residents got access to construction work training programs that would put them first in line for jobs building the new park. None of this may be enough to prevent the forces that have transformed the rest of Washington from changing Anacostia as well. Though park construction isn’t slated to begin until 2023, the neighborhood’s plan to preserve stable affordable housing for the long term has already given some residents a durable stake in their community, which might serve as a model for how other communities can embrace improvement without inviting displacement. 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