Gentrification: What is it, what isn't it, what should be done about it?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Gentrification: What is it, what isn't it, what should be done about it?

Shbobdb: Dec 16, 2010; by Reene

Gentrification is a symptom not the disease. Agitate for more jobs and better paying jobs, especially low income jobs (and higher minimum wage). It is a form of economic violence and giving people more power to fight it is the best way to address it. In certain places, public transportation helps but most American cities aren't designed that way. Plus, public transportation can be a major driver of gentrification. For example, the East Village was always popular so when that got too expensive people spread out to the LES and then hopped across the river to Brooklyn. Both were close (from a public transportation perspective) to the hip place people wanted to be. Of course, the Village is also a function of gentrification, so it goes in waves.

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