The separation of affluent neighborhoods and less fortunate ones is just a physical representation of the dichotomy between the classes. The article is aware of this, stating that, “genuinely democratic space is virtually extinct” (Davis 156). This goes a bit farther, I think, with individuals of different classes hardly ever exchanging anything more than temporarily shared space on the sidewalk. I wonder if movements of activists and urban reformers should be aimed only toward making areas for the poorer classes (public spaces such as parks, for instance) or toward making areas for all people accessible to all people. This would be a harder task, surely – the wealthy probably would have some reservations about letting their white-washed lives be tainted with sights of poverty – but in the end it could cause a more empathetic and unified city. This may be impossible; is there any way to encourage the interaction of people between different classes, particularly through public space?