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cgod  ·  2236 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A bunch of questions about neighborhood imbalances and cities

Community A is winning and it will take all when it's over.

Before long it's just going to be dog coats, succulent's, truffle fries, and artisan ice cream all the way down.

We vote big bond issues for pleasant amenities like parks. No one is the city is supposed to less than an easy walk to a nice park. Taxes go up and the closer you are to a park the higher your home value goes up. The people at the bottom get pushed out as clusters of new businesses emerge to satiate the desires of the new wealthier residents. It starts with a tap room and a coffee shop and ends with a New Seasons (Think Whole Foods if you don't have them around you). Values go up more, more people get moved on.

City B will be gone in ten years.