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Originally Posted by justremember
You’re right. Making neighborhoods “better” by switching who lives in them is just rearranging furniture. Glad to see a project focused on investing in people and communities that have suffered from decades of divestment. And that will benefit everyone long term because we’ll be a safer and more productive city.
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This narrative is exhausting.
Do you know who's leaving Philadelphia at a faster rate (by choice) of any demographic group?
Black people. The middle class black population of Philadelphia is plummeting. They're moving to Atlanta (and the south in general), Delaware, and the suburbs. It has (almost) nothing to do with gentrification and nearly everything to do with a city that can't execute even basic services.
No one is "switching" anyone anywhere in Philadelphia.
There's room for all of us.