tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post5554619410129169844..comments2024-01-29T21:57:46.033+00:00Comments on Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six: Fastest Gentrifying Neighborhoods?Johanna Bockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-40717467095267309972012-06-13T19:01:44.055+01:002012-06-13T19:01:44.055+01:00Gentrification as the movement of higher-income pe...<i>Gentrification as the movement of higher-income people into a city is not inevitable or just random, but rather is usually the result of targeted and organized investments by cities, real estate developers, and companies offering jobs and lifestyles (certain kinds of cafes, restaurants, entertainment, etc.) that lure these people to specific cities and to specific neighborhoods</i><br /><br />This is both true, and not true. I'd argue that the main driver is an emergent cultural one--both a matter of the younger generation wanting to live in the city, and the decreased quality of life in the suburbs due to population pressure.<br /><br />There are a handful of urban centers in the US that are experiencing an influx of middle-class residents: DC, NYC, a few others. The middle-class residents arrive first, then the commercial entities to service them.<br /><br />If you don't believe me, go open a place like Toki Underground in a crime-riddled, dilapidated neighborhood in Detroit. Don't hold your breath waiting for the "gentrifiers" to arrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com