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Dylan TrittDr. MEnglish CompOctober 15, 2016Gentrification Gentrification means to revise an area and make it a better place but it also affects people who can’t afford to be in that area anymore by forcing them out. There are many examples of how gentrification is good and bad in Cincinnati. I believe that gentrification is more of a worse idea than for the better. Cincinnati has examples of this concept all over the city and how it has affected the areas. Gentrification has been a big problem for many years while many people do not realize it unless you know what it means. Gentrification is a term for the arrival of wealthier people in an existing urban area, increase in rents and property values, and changes to an area’s character and culture. This causes many people to be kicked out of their homes and the area to be alive again. The concept has been a problem in Cincinnati for many decades. Gentrification has been a deriving problem for many decades. Gentrification has been a deriving problem all the way from the African American civil rights movement. The civil rights has experienced negative effects from gentrification a lot more than white people have experienced at anytime in my opinion. In the period of the civil rights movement, there was a downfall of everything for African Americans. The way this ties in with gentrification is the housing and schooling were big downsides for African American communities which made the areas a rundown place that no one wanted to live. This really affected values of areas and played a part in how gentrification is also in effect today. Many white families abandoned the downtown areas around or in over the rhine and left it for the working poor. The city has blamed this on low occupancy and high crime rates on the moral corruption and depravity of the poor. The city council gave 3 million dollars to the over the rhine are but then gave 600 million to the banks. "If it takes $600 million to build a brand new community on the river- -where nobody lives--to be a place of fun," remarked African-American community leader, Rev. Damon Lynch III, "it will probably take that much to fix up Over-the-Rhine." Gentrification has also caused nicer places close to downtown like mount adams to build barbed wire fences to keep the downtown people out. The city council has also taken actions to try to eliminate the drop-inn center which is the only shelter that takes all comers. This is why I believe gentrification is a disgusting concept overall.Gentrification has affected areas like over the rhine in Cincinnati in the recent years. Over the rhine has been known to be a sketchy area for awhile but is not becoming more and more revitalized. Money has been spent to revise and lift up the area, which is good that they are helping the city and making it look more approachable. This has caused many new businesses and batter looking aesthetics all over the area. The down side of spending money on areas like this is when new people go to move in and some current residents (mostly renters) experience a skyrocket in rents and can cause people to experience evictions. Other down sides are that it declines the proportion of racial minorities which makes them have to find a new pace to live. This also means that lower income families are replaced by younger couples. Gentrification can also cause the lower end of housing and rentable buildings to be changed to luxury housing and ownership only buildings like condos. This just causes more increases in home prices and drives away the lower income people from living in these areas all while the wealthier newcomers are congratulated for “improving” these areas. Gentrification also causes less industrial use and turned into more office and media uses. Many older and run down communities won’t ever be touched again because there is no more hope or money to be made for the city’s government anymore so they don’t even bother messing with the communities. Over the rhine was a lucky place to get brought into light to be fixed due to the all star game being in Cincinnati last baseball season. It is a good thing it is being touched up but it will probably never be the same as it used to be. Although there is a lot of bad in gentrification, there is some good that can come from it also. It can cause less crime due to more money being spent which means nicer and more expensive neighborhoods that many people can’t afford. Less crime equals to a more desirable place to want to be and live. It also brings in new investments into buildings and infrastructure which also raises the areas value. It also can bring more economic activity in the area. One example of some of these factors is the area where the Monroe outlet shopping center is located. People around that area are more wealthy than other areas around it which causes more attraction because it is a nice area where people can go to spend their money. I also realized by starting these nicer areas causes more people to invest into even more nicer places of interest and buildings of recreational use in that area. Just recently, TopGolf was built in West Chester and has resulted in many people from all over coming there. I work there and have seen mostly older white people come there and the parking lot is filled with nicer cars. This is because so much money has been invested into the West Chester area and has caused businesses to go there to receive more business because a lot of wealthier people live out there. This is good for economic views but many people can’t live there because it has caused prices of housing and activities in that area to go up a significant amount. Gentrification also changes the culture and character of areas. Usually new ideas are thought up of what is the latest trend and the most desirable that people want. These new ideas are also implemented into a building’s architecture and communities landscaping. The West Chester area has a more upbeat culture and many people are attracted to the activities and the whole demeanor of that area in itself because of what the area has to offer. The downtown are now offers Washington park as it helps reel people in and adds to the whole look of the area. Washington park and its amenities cost over 47 million dollars including the water jets, performance stage, and dog park. Culture has changed a lot over the decades and century in Cincinnati. Clothing has changed to more outgoing than old fashioned, buildings have became bigger and built with better technology, and all of Cincinnati’s infrastructure. Works cited BibliographyPBS: what is gentrification- This site explained what gentrification is thoroughly with examples. It was a great explanation and it a credible source. I used this to give more reasoning and it helped me understand what gentrification was.UC summons: Cincinnati, race in a closed city- This source showed how the city was affected for African Americans and what conditions they lived in. It showed many examples and had great facts on how they lived in crappy places. I used this to incorporate race with gentrification in areas.Politico: over the rhine- this site explained the changes over the rhine went through and how much was spent on just Washington park. It gave specific numbers to show how much was really spent. I used this source because it gave me more specifics to seem more credible and to add more interesting facts. ................
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