Throughout the years, it seems as if the line between gentrification and neighborhood improvement has become thinner and thinner. No person wants to live in an area plagued by crime, pollution, and poor funding. However, the problem of stripping the culture and affordability of a neighborhood exists if these neighborhoods are seen through the corporate …
(I’m responding to Emilee’s post because the comment box does not appear in her blog post) Emilee argues in her post that parks, both in the present and in the past, represent a sense of division between the classes that is further exacerbated. I agree with this statement, as it is apparent that parks favor …
As learned in this week’s reading, Robert Moses has had an incredible impact on New York City’s physical character. Illustrated by Hilary Ballon and Kenneth T. Jackson, Moses’s public works projects are so vital to the New York community that they have lasted for over fifty years. However, unlike his projects, the reputation of Moses …
