JU economics Prof. Borg to WJCT: Demographically, Arlington a ‘microcosm’ of Jacksonville

The Arlington area is “sort of a little microcosm of Jacksonville” because many of its neighborhoods are segregated by income, Jacksonville University economics Prof. Rody Borg said in an Aug. 21 article published online by WJCT public radio.

In the article, Borg provided perspective about the socioeconomic makeup of Jacksonville, which is illustrated in a map recently produced by geographic information system company Esri.

Borg attributes the separation of the city’s poorest and richest residents, in part, to failed urban renewal projects, namely the construction and subsequent demolition of the Blodgett Homes public housing development.

“The vast majority of these issues and problems are simply much, much more complex, particularly in terms of their solution, than people think,” Borg said in the article.

Click here to read the WJCT report and view the Esri map.