Residential Mobility, Brownfield Remediation, and Environmental Gentrification in Chicago

Richard T. Melstrom and Rose Mohammadi

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  • Table 1 Summary Statistics of Chicago and Its Community Areas
    Panel A: ChicagoBlack ResidentsWhite Residents
    Population (2000)1,065,0001,215,018
    % stay between 2000 and 201038.5736.98
    Panel B: Community AreasMeanSt. Dev.
    Brownfields cleaned up: count3.613.49
    Brownfields cleaned up: per
    sq. km
    0.520.44
    Brownfields cleaned up: acres12.1234.24
    TRI facilities per sq. km0.210.32
    Index crimes per 10,000 persons620.55406.11
    % performing schools0.580.35
    Overcrowded schools0.350.48
    Rapid transit (Pink Line) update0.060.25
    % change in 1990–2000 black
    population
    2.556.48
  • Table 2 Race Group Differences from the Sorting Model
    Attribute(1)(2)(3)
    Cleanups: count × black−19.688**
    (8.687)
    Cleanups: count per sq km × black−147.805**
    (69.414)
    Cleanups: 100 acres × black−28.087
    (86.225)
    TRI facilities × black−157.692
    (96.125)
    −150.213
    (98.304)
    −223.019**
    (94.926)
    Index crimes × black0.132
    (0.087)
    0.152*
    (0.087)
    0.152*
    (0.090)
    % performing schools × black−431.387***
    (110.927)
    −401.519***
    (113.163)
    −444.984***
    (114.773)
    Overcrowded schools × black−114.694
    (70.424)
    −128.593*
    (71.310)
    −105.416
    (73.291)
    Rapid transit (Pink Line) update × black−215.898*
    (124.547)
    −266.183**
    (122.733)
    −264.462**
    (127.816)
    Black406.594***
    (108.471)
    388.311***
    (107.304)
    344.845***
    (108.816)
    % change in 1990–2000 black population × black−11.363**
    (4.796)
    −10.887**
    (4.793)
    −10.029**
    (4.968)
    N154154154
    • Note: Standard errors are in parentheses below coefficients.

    • *, **, and *** Significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.

  • Table 3 Sorting Model Robustness Checks
    10% Housing Cost Premium
    for Black Residents
    $90 Search Cost
    for Black Residents
    Increase Catch-All
    Population to Cook County
    Attribute(1)(2)(3)
    Cleanups: per sq. km × black−143.807**
    (70.753)
    −146.268**
    (71.623)
    −186.022**
    (82.406)
    TRI facilities × black−161.799
    (100.201)
    −167.052
    (101.432)
    −151.430
    (116.703)
    Index crimes × black0.154*
    (0.089)
    0.150*
    (0.090)
    0.170
    (0.103)
    % performing schools × black−418.282***
    (115.347)
    −429.677***
    (116.765)
    −509.415***
    (134.344)
    % overcrowded schools × black−135.171*
    (72.686)
    −134.221*
    (73.580)
    −120.253
    (84.657)
    Rapid transit (Pink Line) update × black−264.108**
    (125.102)
    −266.228**
    (126.639)
    −308.768**
    (145.705)
    Black386.342***
    (109.375)
    384.445***
    (110.719)
    463.935***
    (127.388)
    % change in 1990–2000 black population × black−11.567**
    (4.885)
    −12.265**
    (4.945)
    −12.083**
    (5.690)
    N154154154
    • Note: Standard errors are in parentheses below coefficients.

    • *, **, and *** Significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.