We are taking one step forward and two steps back as gentrification in some neighborhoods and continued deterioration in others leads to the removal of vitally needed lower-cost rental housing.
We are taking one step forward and two steps back as gentrification in some neighborhoods and continued deterioration in others leads to the removal of vitally needed lower-cost rental housing.
To some degree, it's a gentrification issue. When home values go up, taxes go up.
Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification.
Living in this gentrification environment is much more difficult for residents. Actually, what they're doing is killing the indigenous culture.
I think there are some very evil things about gentrification.
There's been a lot of development in the neighborhood, a lot of gentrification, a lot of artists have been forced out, a lot of venues have been closed down, and we really wanted to assert the fact that we're still here and there's still amazing stuff going on down here. The festival is simultaneously looking back at this great cultural legacy, but looking forward because we want to create opportunities for the next generation of visionaries to flourish right here.
The market's always changing, and we intend to watch patterns of gentrification closely places in which retail space might need to be rejuvenated.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
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