There is increasing evidence that in the United States
excessive greenfield development has widened the
divide between rich and poor. Sprawl City: Race
Politics and Planning in Atlanta by Robert D. Bullard,
Glenn S. Johnson and Angel O. Torres documents
how poor households, and African-Americans in
particular, have been disadvantaged by the growth of
wealthy white suburbs, the lack of public
transportation and the lack of affordable housing.2
The purpose of this report is to provide Lake County stakeholders with an overview of
fair housing, provide a description of the socioeconomic characteristics of the resident
population, and identify both existing impediments to fair housing choice and potential
actions to address the identified impediments. This analysis is a vital next step to further
developing a strategic approach to affirmatively furthering fair housin rࠥt