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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
Yeah but, in Virginia at least, it's a moot point. Cities aren't allowed to expand by law. They be reshaped, I think, but they have to stay the same size. They can't grow.
But leaving blight where it is doesn't solve the issue of blight either. So why not move it?
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Virginia isn't really representative of many states, though.
And moving the issue around will work until another shift occurs. The goal should be getting to the root cause.
I think some people are forgetting that gentrification doesn't ALWAYS occur around "slums" or "hoods" -- sometimes, "not as wealthy" places are chosen as the "new urban meccas."