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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many middle-class AA families living in affordable neighborhoods in DC and want to stay for the same reason white people do.

There are poverty-stricken people living in the DC suburbs too whose schools are just as bad as the ones in DC.  We just hear about them less but they are not part of the "reform" movement.

Moving poor people out of DC may help with gentrification and better schools, but it won't help the poor people who left.[/quote]

That's quite debatable.  With housing vouchers people have the chance to start anew. And while, yes, there are poor people in the suburbs, there are nothing like the concentrations you see in the inner city.

What's not debatable is that concentrating poor people in DC is not doing them any favors. There's more capacity for the poor in the suburbs. There's not in DC.[/quote]

How would they get around.  Not sure the burbs have sufficient mass transit.[/quote]

This is a common critique. But it's not clear the marginally better public transportation in the city compensates for the much greater distance from job opportunities. Bus service in the close in areas of MD and VA is on par with service in poor area of DC.[/quote]

Marginally better?  What nearby county has even close to as comprehensive transit as DC?  Not saying DC is perfect, but you can easily live anywhere in DC and het where you need to go. What county can you live as easily without a car?[/quote]

Sure, but the point isn't which location has more comprehensive transit. There are plenty of places in the poorest parts of DC where walk ability is as bad as in Montgomery County or NoVa. And people use buses to get around just fine. Having a good walk score and living in DC doesn't cout for much if all the jobs are in Gaithersburg. That is unless you plan on staying on welfare your entire life.[/quote]

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