1.) The crime rates in Gresham are going up due to gentrification. Crime rates used to be higher in other parts of Portland, but lately people have been pushed towards Gresham. Those who are now not able to afford rent, food prices and living expenses are pushed out towards the Gresham area. This falls under the category of displacement. People with lower income were displaced due to gentrification. This displacement was due to urban planning. Other metropolitan areas are seeing a decrease due to
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stations and on the trains. Broader effects of this change (safer transit system) are that other metropolitan cities may follow suit and allocate more resources for making their city’s mass transit systems safer. c. Where are there gaps or limitations in the policy or services? One major gap in the MARTA services is funding. MARTA receives funding by one-cent sales tax collected in the city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties (Mariano, 2010). The lack of funds has equated to less police presence
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As detailed in Robinson’s expose, “as redevelopment and rising rents eliminated low-income housing units across the city, the deteriorated Tenderloin absorbed the displaced. Accordingly, the Tenderloin population [grew] over 20%...absorbing the highest concentration of the impoverished, the service dependent, the drug addicted and the criminal” (Robinson 487). The
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the things that draws a lot of attention to the area. With this happening and large amounts of money being spent in the area, why does the community not reap any of this? There are many situations across the city such as poverty and hunger that are not being worked on. This happens in cities all over the United States, but, High Point citizens are not seeing any changes. To be fair, I was raised forty-five minutes from High Point, and my Grandmother was cautious of me coming here because this is
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It is important to bring up the notion of an agrarian community when referring to Broadacre City. The importance of this was not directly mentioned in the previous authors studies. Broadacres relied on an agrarian lifestyle to support the entire community and this would allow the city to thrive economically. (Wise, 2013) reports how post-World War II American suburbanization reflects many, but not all, aspects of Wright’s vision. In response, though numerous alternative models for urban growth aim
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Montgomery’s sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of “Happy City” discussed the efficacy and pleasure of a city. He began in the sixth chapter, with discussing how landscaping and nature can affect people’s moods, and their behaviors in a city. Next in the seventh chapter Montgomery talks about how the flow and set up of the city can affect its citizens and business. Finally, he analyses the mobility factors of a city in his eighth, and ninth chapters, talking about the mode of transport as
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Eglintonhas a total of 632 units. The project sold out since 2013-- RARE opportunity Underground direct access to YONGE/BLOOR subway line (North South), New Eglinton LRT (East West) and Yonge Eglinton Center in the condo. You can get anywhere in the city without even stepping outside - 0.52/sqft maintenance includes everything except hydro - occupancy is estimated early 2018 this condo will be the landmark of Yonge Eglinton once complete. The area has been affectionately referred to as “Young
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Rebar’s article on The PARK(ing) Day Manifesto spoke about the public realm that citizens can inhabit and the different forms of urbanism. Public realm could be defined as the parking lot of a shopping mall, or a lobby of a hotel, or a commercialized lot, or the zoning for a neighborhood, etc. This public realm is the urban space that either promotes gatherings for commercial, social or economical every day events. If the intentions of design of a public setting are based upon an authentic desire
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City Data states, that in 2000, the average amount paid for a new single family home in Edmond was $189,000. In 2010, the average price to build a new single family home had risen tremendously to $270,900. This rise in cost can be attributed to Edmond experiencing
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into the air. In the winter, people ski down the snow covered mountains to the resort below. Telluride is a prime vacation spot due to its scenery, activities, and location. Mountains rise immediately on the left and right of Telluride. Behind the city, the mountains slowly come together; in the front they open up into a larger valley. Conifer trees cover the mountainsides in lush, vibrant greens. Waterfalls of freshly unfrozen water roar as they crash into the rocks beneath. Streams of cold, clear
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