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Originally Posted by Taynxtlvl
Gentrification can do a lot of good as far as amenities stores, access to jobs etc. but something simply has to be done to provide affordable housing in the same areas. The percentage quotient works well. X many new expensive/regular market rents for X number of affordable/below market rents included within the developments. DC, Oakland, NYC are the worst.
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I know that right here, In Orlando, we are experiencing some significant gentrification. I place lots of the blame on the residents, who for the longest, let their lots (and the entire neighborhood) go to waste. Unkempt lawns, trash everywhere, old abandoned cars, uninviting storefronts (i.e., drug dealers hanging out on the doorstep...) Now they are complaining because city officials are doing something about it, by building entertainment districts and a new school campus. Truthfully though, had the area been taken care of, this wouldn't have happened the way it did. The few businesses that operated with care are actually not being pushed out, but rather, gaining ground, as the cleanup process has attracted a lot of new patrons who would have otherwise never set foot in the area. In this case, I fully support gentrification.
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