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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another off the Piker here- I don't know how people can not see how much change is happening. We moved in 7 years ago, and it's a different place. Besides we are getting a Starbucks and chipotle! We've arrived!
All off the worry of affordable housing isn't necessary. The whole issue is that so much of it has disappeared. The county is committed, but don't see it keeping up with progress. There are too many people who will pay market rate to live closer. There is too much money to be made. It's frustrating that their only answer seems to be that very small strip, but it's a losing battle for the county anyway.
I hear Tyson's is booming- I guess many will relocate out there.[/quote]

Yeah, this annoys me too. How can people say it won't improve where there are a TON of S. Arlington redevelopment projects in the work. But I guess the thing is, people won't say things are improving till all the poor folks are forced out of the boundries. That is why N. Arlington is so awesome right? I mean aside from the pretty landscaping. [/quote]

So tell us again the benefits of living among poor people, especially if they behavior like stereotypes.[/quote]

Well, I live in a S. Arlington neighborhood and I assume that some of my neighbors are lower income and they are the same as my upper income neighbors, so I am not really sure the problem. Look do high concentrations of lower income areas tend to have higher areas of crime yes. Does that same rule apple when there are mixed neighborhoods of people from all incomes? I don't think so (although admittedly I haven't done any studies). I know that in my neighborhood the community civic action meetings are packed with people that are concerned about their neighborhood and schools. There are loads of benefits of treating people with compassion and realizing that folks can be perfectly capable of functioning  in society regardless of income if we stop treating them as less than or animals.

My husband grew up very poor and his family still is. They seem to be no different than I. They still strive for their kids to get a good education and no they aren't in jail or causing trouble all the time. They just want a good life for their family, which is basically all anyone wants. Lower income folks have as much of a right to exist in a neighborhood as I do.

I think there are immense benefits to being exposed to people off all different backgrounds (race, life stories and incomes) because it gives people an opportunity to learn how to see outside their own privileged and allows for greater change in society. 
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Cam I ask which neighborhood? We live in south Arlington, but in an area where there are a lot of long-time residents, and there is tension between them and "gentrifiers." I wish we could get to a place where everyone works together but its challenging. [/quote]

We live in Nauck. I am not sure the area is entirely devoid of tension between the long-time residents and gentrifiers. The only real controversy I remember is when the 7-11 went in and people were upset about it taking business away from Green Valley Pharmacy which is an old local business. But I have found the area very welcoming. As far as I can tell people seem to be working together to make a change. At the last community meeting there was a big push from the long time residents to redevelop a local park and to step up repairs on another park that had recently been vandalized. So it seems like the original residents are committed to change in the neighborhood. I will this neighborhood has a very strong church presence and the church has been very involved in improving the area. So that might make the difference?[/quote]

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