Mayor Sylvester Turner is seeking City Council support for a conservation district program he and city planners say could help lower-income neighborhoods preserve their character and fend off gentrification. Critics say it may end up causing gentrification.
Marissa Luck and R.A. Schuetz speak with Yilun Cheng, City Council reporter at the Houston Chronicle, about what conservation districts would entail, why some neighborhood advocates have been requesting them and why others are nervous.
The ordinance, which could offer neighborhoods an easier path to preservation than a historic district, is up for discussion at City Council the first week of April.
Learn more:
Turner wants to fight Houston gentrification with conservation districts. Critics say it won't work. 
Acres Homes, Freedmen's Town among 6 areas Houston is considering for conservation districts 
Houston delays vote on conservation districts for 6 areas, including Freedmen's Town, Acres Homes
Proposed Riverside Terrace historic district has longtime residents fighting for their neighborhood 
Turner withdraws plan for Riverside Terrace historic district, citing lack of neighborhood support 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could conservation districts give residents more say in a city famous for no zoning?

Get Started

Download the App