Sunday, November 22, 2009

OPEN BLOG: Gentrification

Been a while since I have done one of these. These "OPEN BLOGs" are basically for the purposes of debate, but without being leading (that is pointing the debate towards one direction and indicating a bias towards one position or another). I would like the readers who read this post to lead the debate and see the diversity of opinion. NOW onto the question.

I want to refer you to a post published here on March 23, 2008 entitled Wards to the wise. I basically excerpted a section of this post that talked about city wards but during the previous year's city elections. I copied the context of the 6th Ward, but for this post I wanted to focus on this comment:
What are people pissed about? This ward is a buffer between the middle-class neighborhoods to the east and the poverty-stricken wards to the west. Residents want development without encouraging gentrification.
QUESTION: Can there be revitalization or redevelopment without encouraging gentrification? Leave a comment, send an e-mail, or offer a tweet if you see this post on Twitter.

1 comment:

  1. Yes I believe there can be revitalization and redevelopment without gentrification. Revitalization efforts will have to be committed to not displacing long-term residents. Four things are vital to revitalizing a community:
    1. Business Development-a mix of locally owned (cooperate economics-google it)and chain businesses; brings jobs to the community

    2. Community services-centers that provide real resources to low-income members of the community; career counseling, after school activities,financial literacy classes,etc

    3. Crime prevention-the community has to stand together in working to decreases criminal activity as much as possible.

    4. Home Ownership-pretty self explanatory I think

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