In all honesty, I have not finished reading the section pertaining to Detroit. However what I have read has been insightful. I have heard about gentrification and the ways in which it impacts local residents with rising rents that displace them. However, I never heard from the perspective of developers which was interesting. I would be lying if I said I was surprised about what Dan Gilbert and his supporters had to say about the upbringing of Detroit, but it was still shocking to some degree to read the exact quotes of them saying how they did not care for how many people\u2019s lives were negatively impacted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another component of revitalizing Detroit that was surprising, was how all the money was being funneled into a very small portion of the city. It is beyond upsetting to know the disregard people have for others, especially the vulnerable. It is hard because Detoirt did need work done, but did it need to negatively impact so many people? I don\u2019t think so. All of the money being spent to work on Detroit did not need to just go into one small part of the whole city and there could’ve been more done with policy in how they treated the housing situation for the residents for those already living there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After reading the bit that I did, I am glad to be informed about the more behind the scene functions. However, it makes me wonder how we can fix this problem of gentrification which continues to happen in one city to the next. I appreciate this book for introducing me to the problem, but I hope as I read more the author provides solutions – real actions that can lead to real change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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