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I thought this was pretty interesting. They set out to try to figure out what percentage of the largest cities have become gentrified since the 2000 census was taken.
Anyone have any thoughts about the effects of accelerated gentrification can have on the existing communities? Will these trends continue on for decades or possibly forever? Or will this be a flash of a few good years for cities around the country?
Yes. It is easy to see the benefits of gentrification, but if some one countered and said that these places that are hitting 50% in such a short time period are essentially restarting and losing the culture that once defined them and made them unique? Would you still agree it couldn't happen faster?
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City........... Share of ..... Gentrified..... Did not .....Not eligible....Total
...............eligible tracts..... tracts........ gentrify..... to gentrify....tracts
NYC ...........29.8%.............128.............301.. ..........1723.........2152
Chicago ......16.8%..............54..............268...... ........473..........795
LA ..............15.1%..............51..............2 87..............661..........999
From what I see our LARGEST....cities have at OVER ...."HALF OF THE CITIES"..... in good enough shape to be "INELIGIBLE for GENTRIFICATION"?
Some cities like............. San Francisco, San Diego, Boston and Seattle have the .....LEAST AVAILABLE FOR GENTRIFICATION?
SO IN THE BEST SHAPE?
But these cities .........."HAVE THE MOST TRACTS ELIGIBLE (IN NEED OF) GENTRIFICATION "?Philadelphia, Baltimore. Cleveland, Oakland and Milwaukee
It's interesting that this analysis comes out showing almost no gentrification in San Francisco (3 tracts), since most of it wasn't eligible in the first place.
Yes. It is easy to see the benefits of gentrification, but if some one countered and said that these places that are hitting 50% in such a short time period are essentially restarting and losing the culture that once defined them and made them unique? Would you still agree it couldn't happen faster?
Point acknowledged. But like many cities I'm referring to areas of town so run down that the only thing making them unique is that they are such an eyesore. Not to mention dangerous to live in.
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