White flight? Suburbs lose young whites to cities

[DaemonSeid]

Wow...some of what you just said are the first smart things that you said all thread. Kudos.

Now...point one.

Not all areas can get grants from cities to keep their areas up. And I am willing to bet that in order to do so, you probably still have to put something towards it to continue to get grants. You are so lucky to do so.

Point number 2.

You are just one person. The people that live in your area are just one group. Times change and people change but of course debating this point we are going into a circle.

Point number 3.

You admitted that gentrification and blight is not fixable. Good to see that you are finally realizing this. Now you stated that to nip it in the bud you have to contain it. The next problem that your city has to solve is making it livable so that way YOU CAN walk the streets at night. Containment, like fencing off your homes, is a temporary solution at best.

Point number 4.

You are still missing the point on this however. As stated repeatedly, what is doable in your area is not something easily doable in many areas and it goes along socio-economic lines, which was pointed out, as to why this isn't always a clear cut 'simple' solution.

You also need to figure into the fact that many businesses who want to gentrify an area actually COUNT on high crime stats so that way it's easier to acquire property they are looking to change.

As far as 'hopping' the fence I was figuratively speaking...not literally.

@33girl, yeah you just reminded me about a law Virgina recently passed where certain areas can deny public services if they suspect that residents are illegals.