08-01-2015, 03:43 AM
Gentrification is the buying and renovating of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by wealthier individuals
There is no reason this definition cannot be extended to include the roads -- in fact, the value proposition of building renovations is limited by the quality of the roads, so at some point the roads have to be upgraded to match the apparent value of the buildings.
If they are complaining about roads now, then they didn't do their homework then.
Assumes that the road management problem is obvious to the observer, and that the people involved aren't replaced by different people with a different agenda. How many HPP residents thought their roads were a solved problem when they moved in? ("Look, a board, and dues, and they totally promise that my street will be paved really soon.")
There is no reason this definition cannot be extended to include the roads -- in fact, the value proposition of building renovations is limited by the quality of the roads, so at some point the roads have to be upgraded to match the apparent value of the buildings.
If they are complaining about roads now, then they didn't do their homework then.
Assumes that the road management problem is obvious to the observer, and that the people involved aren't replaced by different people with a different agenda. How many HPP residents thought their roads were a solved problem when they moved in? ("Look, a board, and dues, and they totally promise that my street will be paved really soon.")