Gentrification Essay

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On the first day of class, the characteristics that I wished to one day maybe live in were: a suburb that is friendly, has above average education, good road maintenance, and a lot of parks or preserves around it. Now that I have more knowledge on what to expect in the near future, I have a superior vision on what I would like my future neighborhood to be. After taking and contemplating on this class, personally, I would love to live in an inner ring suburb neighborhood that would prevent urban sprawl, including gentrification problems. Although it is important to realize that there might be more crime in inner ring suburbs, I can argue that there are other prominent problems to worry about. I would choose to stay in a neighborhood similar to …show more content…

Notwithstanding, there are various positive characteristics of outer ring suburbs, such as cheaper housing, bigger housing, lower taxes, ample parking, and it is a lot more safer, but even then, I would choose to live in an inner ring suburb. Moreover, another reason to why I would choose to live in a neighborhood in an inner ring suburb, has to do with the prevention of the negative aspects of gentrification. Although gentrification has promoted the overturn of poor neighborhood, increasing property values, the middle class returning, and preventing urban sprawl, the negative effects it has on individuals that have lived there for many years is devastating. Unfortunately, inner city residents have to endure the prices of their property taxes going up, causing them to feel uncomfortable, specifically financially. In addition, the old residents are forced out by the young, middle class, graduate students that are looking for cheap housing. Gentrification also includes the deterioration of old businesses that are overtaken by new businesses, such as

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