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777 · 08-27-2007, 04:24 PM

Had a chat with an old friend the other day regarding parts of town, and how they look like something out of a second or third world country. Neighborhoods that have been neglected and left in disrepair. Bad ones. The kind you hear about on the 11 0'clock news regarding the latest shooting or other violence. Although we're not here to talk about the unlawful acts that may go on in such places, we are hear to talk about why they remain being that way.

Is it the government's responsibility to renovate and rebuild them up to a higher set of standards, private individuals who have left their original homes after becoming successful, or should they be left as they are? Do bad neighborhoods have a place in sociaity, to inspire it's inhabitants to grow to be more that what they are, or should they be bulldozed to the ground to make way for a modern utopia like something out of Robocop 3? Can we find a middle ground?

Is there something else going? Can it be true that banks are redlining these areas to keep poor cities poor? Are companies profiting from this area in this state, or are they avoided like the a plague that causes a loss of status and growth? Are we missing something more sinister, or is there a simple answer here?

Any thoughts?

08-27-2007, 04:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
777 drawn and redrawn Location: Some where in Southern California	bad neighborhoods and urban development Had a chat with an old friend the other day regarding parts of town, and how they look like something out of a second or third world country. Neighborhoods that have been neglected and left in disrepair. Bad ones. The kind you hear about on the 11 0'clock news regarding the latest shooting or other violence. Although we're not here to talk about the unlawful acts that may go on in such places, we are hear to talk about why they remain being that way. Is it the government's responsibility to renovate and rebuild them up to a higher set of standards, private individuals who have left their original homes after becoming successful, or should they be left as they are? Do bad neighborhoods have a place in sociaity, to inspire it's inhabitants to grow to be more that what they are, or should they be bulldozed to the ground to make way for a modern utopia like something out of Robocop 3? Can we find a middle ground? Is there something else going? Can it be true that banks are redlining these areas to keep poor cities poor? Are companies profiting from this area in this state, or are they avoided like the a plague that causes a loss of status and growth? Are we missing something more sinister, or is there a simple answer here? Any thoughts? __________________ "I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip." Roger Zelazny