This section focuses on the Roman neighborhood of Pigneto, which lies just outside the Roman Walls, to the east of Porta Maggiore. In particular, the area of the Pedestrian Island (L’Isola Pedonale) is the primary focus within this neighborhood, because of its rapid change in the past two decades. Students researched the neighborhood in terms of American gentrification, looking at social networks, demographic information, and land use surveys, in an attempt to better understand the processes taking place in the area. This information, along with the study of other cases of rapidly changing neighborhoods in both Europe and in the United States, and a look into what is already being done in the neighborhood, can be used to gain a better understanding of Pigneto. The report provides a glimpse into the changes occurring in Pigneto, and how stakeholders in the neighborhood can mold these changes to produce a positive outcome.