03-06-2018, 05:17 PM
Anyone at the meeting last night at council? People on Melissa's facebook page already are comparing the advent of something like this with the vandalism in Hamilton.
Is it just me? I understand gentrification as the process by which an area clears out existing or more diverse groups of residents and businesses, made worse by lack of development. The people/franchises with money simply outbid others for the scarce resources. But when you densify, creating new residences of diverse forms, new commercial spaces of diverse price points, you might see some shifting around of residents and businesses, but overall the pressures are far lower. I find gentrification, as I understand it, to be a negative thing, but so many in the community seem to misconstrue what intensification and dense residences actually means for a community.
Is it just me? I understand gentrification as the process by which an area clears out existing or more diverse groups of residents and businesses, made worse by lack of development. The people/franchises with money simply outbid others for the scarce resources. But when you densify, creating new residences of diverse forms, new commercial spaces of diverse price points, you might see some shifting around of residents and businesses, but overall the pressures are far lower. I find gentrification, as I understand it, to be a negative thing, but so many in the community seem to misconstrue what intensification and dense residences actually means for a community.