Defensible Space
By Oscar Newman
Creating mini-neighborhoods – cul-de-sac streets with gates – can reduce crime, stimulate private reinvestment, and offer an inexpensive way to house the poor.

Putting up the Gates
By Edward J. Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder
Gated communities may provide an increased sense of security to the residents inside, but this fortress mentality may not necessarily lead to significant long-term crime reduction, and may lead to a Balkanization of America.

The Price is Wrong
By Errol T. Lewis
Artificially low property appraisals in minority neighborhoods damage whole communities striving to rebuild.

Courting Racial Justice
By John Atlas
Two recent books explore the 27-year legal legacy of the Mt. Laurel residential discrimination case.

New Stanzas to Amazing Grace By Allen Ginsberg
(Available in hard copy only.)

Profiles: Ecumencial Housing Production Corporation and Fair Haven Housing Initiative