Am I a gentrifier? Gentrification, explained

[@SNeaker328]

"How do you revitalize without displacing?" THANK you for asking this question, this is the part I find so important but also so hard to figure out regarding gentrification. Low-income and underserved communities deserve nice things like sidewalks and trees and coffee shops and other amenities, in fact the lack of these things leads to issues like worse health outcomes and higher rates of pedestrian deaths, etc. This is the question everyone should be asking themselves and working to solve when it comes to urban planning.

[@violettaschmieder2096]

Idk i think a coffee shop isnt as important as ur mom and pop groceries... Like they deserve the basics. And maybe nice things could mean community gardens that help combat food insecurity, free-shops or maybe if u open a business in a newly gentrified area, make it so that it becomes a community hub with more to offer than what youre selling.

[@thetahedgecapital1008]

​@@violettaschmieder2096Coffee shops are just as important as barber shops & bars. They are a gathering place for locals and promote a sense of community. I think they are more important when compared to an empty abandoned building.

[@snoopyloopy]

Not only do those communities deserve nice things, they often are in fact the ones asking for them.

[@slickwilly6868]

Neighborhoods that's rundown comes with residents who's mindset, priorities and their way of thinking reflects the looks of the homes and buildings. So you can't blame people for gentrifying a community, you have to blame the person that refuse keep up their community.

[@paxundpeace9970]

By building more housing still this might change the place up but more people get to enjoy it. Still on demand areas are in short supply. This will hardly ever change. Sti

[@SquirrelHill]

I like trees. People of all income levels in all neighborhoods deserve to have lots and lots of trees.

[@FAMUCHOLLY]

Why did it take the algorithm so long to put this guy in my suggested videos?!?! Now I have to BINGE WATCH everything he has done!

[@stephanurkel7567]

Seconded! They must've changed something recently

[@nura1627]

Right?!

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Felt, i just found his McBlackface vid and loved it, was subbed only a few mins and all rdy to marathon more; glad the algo finally showed me this channel

[@yuriajones]

I had the same thought a few days ago lol.

[@tacrewgirl]

How do you improve the area for the current residents without pushing gentrification? That's the big question. Working class people deserve nice things too. I don't know this concept is hard to understand. Great interview with Dr. Frazier. It would be great to see a part two or more in-depth interview about gentrification. Thanks!

[@cawheeler27]

It's kind of an oxymoron, as you can't have all of the improvement without increase property values. It is inevitable and no one should want an area to be dilapidated and crime infested so it stays affordable. The solution is ultimately to build lots and lots and lots of housing. I mean a lot. Prices are a reflection of supply and demand. The more you increase the supply, the less value each property will have. Increased housing supply will provide market rate housing that's affordable to average workers. This allows the government to focus subsidies on the small number of people who can't afford the market rate. Overly restrictive housing policies have led to housing being unaffordable even to middle class families, which is leaving less and less resources for those at the bottom.

[@pavelromanenko3718]

How do you improve the area for residents without pushing gentrification? The answer is affordable housing. Unfortunately, in California it seems to mean building luxury high rise condos for those earning six figures, while everyone else struggling waits for years/decades for a 'trickle down.' We need affordable housing at the middle and lower income, not just streamline building targeting those at the higher end.

[@karolina1534]

How does this video only have 98 views? This a great video and I feel this must reach more people. Great job dude 👏

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thanks, Karo!

[@sallyjohnson8933]

For real, we want our Black neighborhood to be clean, ballin, and thriving. It's about breaking free from that old narrative. No drugs, no stealing, no violence - we're about building something better. We're creating a space where everyone can rise up, where we look out for each other, and where the vibe is all about growth and success. Let's make our hood a place we're proud to call home, where we're lifting each other up without any of that negativity holding us back

[@888altamber]

Thankfully almost a year later it’s got almost 8K

[@kevinvolk8846]

Because displacing lower income individuals isn’t necessarily a bad thing like the “expert” on the subject says.

[@ChrisPage68]

@@GarrisonHayes Jesse Dollemore sent me. 👍

[@snoopyloopy]

While it's true that investments will probably always lead to some increase in desirability, it seems a bit lazy to say that whenever a public agency starts to fix up somewhere, it's because they're deciding to gentrify it. There are many instances where instead, they are finally meeting the needs of the residents as expressed by those very residents which hardly seems like a bad thing.

[@mk-oc7mt]

I did a double take when she said this. I suppose it’s racist when underserved communities are denied public services, and it’s gentrification when they do receive them? I live in a working class neighborhood that’s receiving new affordable housing, pedestrian safety, park and transit improvements. All community members deserve a safe neighborhood with services. My city is only beginning to address this and I’m frankly insulted that she says that is gentrification.

[@BlokHeadAnim]

​@@mk-oc7mt It seems like a damned if you do, damned if you don't "rock and a hard place" kind of thing for the people living in the low income community. If the city keeps ignoring it, they can at least afford to live there, even if it sucks. If the city improves it, there is no way they will do it without forcing the cost of living in the area to increase, thus forcing residents to move. In either scenario, the people who have actually lived in the community long term are not consulted and have no voice as to what happens to their neighborhood and homes. That lack of power is the biggest issue. If neighborhoods could be improved in ways that made sure the members of that neighborhood had a seat at the table and bargaining power over what is done and how it's implemented, it wouldn't be an issue. But as of right now it's always top-down from city government and real estate companies and entiely profit-driven. So yes, both options are bad.

[@aod6string]

@@BlokHeadAnim Do these residents not vote in local elections? I feel like that is the whole purpose of the elected government.

[@overgrownghost]

I think you might be missing the nuance in her words or maybe we just have different life perspectives. I am from a small town near a big city. Our town was very self-contained throughout my childhood, the community sort. We could get to the city but usually the city doesn't come to us. In my teens, they started building these really nice apartments, so nice in fact it did not fit our town. I thought they were beautiful, signs came up advertising them, I saw these signs on billboards and buses that connected to the city. I quickly noticed the price was way more expensive than even small houses around and other properties in my town, thinking how could anyone here even afford them, that they will have to get lower for our town! Then, I saw these prices increase, I saw how they advertised how quiet it was being so close to a major city. The main road I saw all my life started getting repaired, our little down town was getting life. I thought it was nice but our diverse community started pulling in people with a higher tax bracket, people who did not work in our district. Even my highschool after I was getting to the end was getting an upgrade. A rehab was bought out many old folks lived in and I realized this beautiful building that started this is moving people away from our down town. You see the signs, the trees, the sidewalks, everything she said was true. It leads to desirability and more people with more money to make more profit on what they think is business to undeveloped area in a prime location happens. It starts slow and then prices get higher, if they don't buy you out things around you get more expensive. Things you used to be able to afford start becoming more of an expense. You either get bought out or you move to somewhere more affordable. That is the gentrification I saw personally. They did not make these changes for our community, they made them because they wanted a different one.

[@LCLoyal]

Lazy? That’s a lazy use of the word lazy.

[@Nopenopenonono-u3q]

My neighbour's theory of gentrification is that it happens whenever someone younger than her moves in somewhere. She's 94.

[@pdxtom]

There was a large, deteriorated area in my city where half the buildings were boarded up. It was rife with crime and a scene of despair. The occupied homes all had bars over the windows and the residents...mostly black...were afraid to walk in their own neighborhoods. When people and companies started to see the potential for development the residents who were offered a chance to sell their homes and move to a better community were happy to get out of the hell hole they'd felt stuck in for years. Now, several years later, we routinely hear people talk about how terrible it is that the area has gone through "gentrification". Well, I happen to know POC who have much better lives now thanks to the supposed horrors of "gentrification"...none of them talk about how much they miss hearing gunshots at night or stepping over syringes when they took their kids to the park.

[@chickensalad3535]

Important perspective.

[@panamaklz]

I think the difference here is that 1. Looks like the residents there were actually given good compensation to convince them to move 2. The people of that community didnt want to be there anyway A lot of gentrification policies do not promote #1 (they either force residents out and/or give poor incentives to actually move), or dont take into account if the residents there actually *want* to move from there.

[@Lanainvestor]

what zip code ?

[@Cbreezy510]

​@@panamaklzthanks for that as there are some key details missing from his comment. My first thought was addressing crime and safety shouldn't be based on which ethnicity lives in that area. I'm sure many residents would've been happy to stay if they felt a lot safer

[@WORKSbaby]

Why can’t you fix places without kicking ppl out

[@TheHomeman]

The problem with areas most black Americans can afford to is the houses are old and need a total remodel or a demolition and replace

[@cryptofacts4u]

I'm always skeptical when someone says that there is tons of solutions for a problem, then spends more time talking about why it's not happening rather than explaining what those many ways we can stop it ARE

[@sallyjohnson8933]

I'm a black sister just trying to make it, you know? I don't need to be living in some upscale white neighborhood. I want a place where I feel at home, where I can connect with my people. It's not about being against anybody, it's just about finding a spot where I belong, you feel me? I want the folks in charge to understand that. We should have choices, not just be pushed around to places that don't get us. Building government housing in some white neighborhood ain't the answer, I'm about community, about feeling comfortable where I live. So, if they're planning things out, they need to remember there are sisters like me who want to stay true to our roots. Let's make sure there's affordable housing where we feel at home, in neighborhoods that respect who we are.

[@mk-oc7mt]

Activists (and a lot of academics) are great at identifying problems and organizing, and I have a lot of respect for that work. They aren’t great at identifying solutions. Too often their solution prevents real scrutiny on the problem, or they sublimate their solution into the system that takes advantage of the movement.

[@pattasgames6066]

So you are not Comfortable in a white neighbourhood?

[@chickensalad3535]

@@mk-oc7mtWell said.

[@pguth98]

Hey Garrison, just stumbled across this in my recommended section. First off, great video, production quality matches or exceeds much bigger channels, and it's great you were able to get an expert on the subject. Also, looks like we probably live not too far from each other, and although I don't think I'll be able to afford to buy a home for quite a while, I get how you feel conflicted about buying in a "gentrified" area. That being said, I think Dr. Frazier missed a few important points about gentrification: 1. The city is usually a reacting, not driving force when it comes to gentrification. It's uncommon for new signs, sidewalks, and roads to be put up without an increase in requests for them. In East Nashville it is especially apparent that public works have lagged behind development. Market forces and private equity are what causes land to become "more valuable," it's hard to imagine that the city that can't even figure out how to run consistent bus schedules has some grand scheme to price poor minorities out of their neighborhoods. Yeah, they like the increase in tax revenue, but (in my opinion) they're nowhere near competent enough to orchestrate something so grand, and most of that money just goes to putting off deferred work that they couldn't afford before gentrification. This leads into my next point: 2. Much of the "gentrification buildings" are, in the long-term, fixes to very poor urban planning. The truth of the matter is that single-family development is really unsustainable for most communities, and when growth stops, even maintaining basic utilities becomes financially untenable. The two houses on a subdivided lot (0:12) is a doubling of that land's tax potential, and a reduction in the amount of water, sewer, and gas lines needed per person, not to mention the miles of roads that the equivalent number of single-family lots would need that they would have to repave every few years. Although they might be more expensive than what they're replacing, houses and apartment buildings built on less land is a long-term improvement for a community. I think most people would rather have electricity that stays on, water that doesn't need to be boiled, and roads that don't destroy their vehicles when they drive to work than a bigger yard. You can't have both unless your taxes are WAY higher. 3. This is probably one that is probably more of an opinion than anything else, but I don't think someone should feel bad for calling the cops about crime, even if they "chose to move here." Open air drug markets, shootings, and human trafficking aren't a neighborhood's "culture." They're a symptom of a problem. The reason why people are moving into "gentrified" neighborhoods isn't because they're some rich assholes who hate poor people. It's because they themselves have been priced out of their neighborhoods, and they're going to where the job opportunities and relatively affordable housing are. Gentrification is a top-down issue, and it can only really be addressed by major policy changes to urban planning and economic policy.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Hey Peter, thanks for the thoughtful comment! I’m especially sensitive to the first point living out East - there is plenty of room for improvement. Especially from an infrastructure perspective. Decades of disinvestment (due to East being redlined) are paying off in the worst ways. In fact, much of my personal “local politics” attention has been devoted to identifying a mayoral candidate who will lead with appropriate city planning vision as the city turns the next corner in her evolution. That said, I’ll be chewing on your other points over the next few days. Don’t be surprised if I pop back into this thread with thoughts. Thanks again for the thoughtful comment and very kind words, neighbor.

[@888altamber]

I agree with a lot of this. I live in Fort Lauderdale, FL and we’re seeing gentrification down here in parts of Pompano and Lauderdale Lakes and Sunrise. Now to be fair these are older areas that have not been fixed up for some time, and it’s exciting seeing them get a new life. People are no longer scared of driving through two of the roughest streets in those communities like they used to avoid them. Businesses are moving in there and I’m certain that has been opportunity for business owners from those neighborhoods as well as ones moving into them. I think communities should band together and create free or very affordable workshops to teach the communities that are already there how to apply for FHA loan programs when they start to see any of these signs or have neighborhood meetings about the ones already available in the area. For those that own their property or quickly buy up their property, or get loans to modify their existing homes this an especially good thing as it increases their property value. While I think the city commissioners could incentivize and help those already there, and they do play a part in it, I think there’s also a lot that could be done at the grassroots level within the community to help advocate and teach folks how to take advantage of in this before it happens or as it begins to happen. Buying your home in an area that will grow exponentially in the near future can be a really great thing for homeowners and for business owners too. I think more people from these communities should go to city commission meetings and participate and then share that information full disclosure within the communities to help each other. Our communities are only as good as how everyone decides to participate to improve it. I don’t see gentrification as a bad thing, other than the displacement which is a valid concern, there is more the city could be doing but the communities also could be doing as well. The city and real estate developers see dollar signs and the potential to alleviate crime, which in itself is not a bad thing. I think the better question is how can the communities learn to band together to protect themselves from being displaced. My father used to live in Madison just outside of Nashville and I’ve seen how Nashville has grown. How can we all learn to work together to help each other out and make a difference. Great video!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chadapol8056]

Great video - Really informative! Could have let the interview run a bit longer unedited too, would have liked to know the myriad of ways the professor had to revitalize communities

[@Raddiebaddie]

I appreciate the quality of your videos and the nuance you add to various conversations

[@thamarpericles6453]

I definitely felt when Dr. Frazier mentioned the phenomenon of people shaping who belongs and who doesn’t. It’s one thing to take advantage of a great housing purchase, it’s another thing to move in and feel it’s your place to shape the neighborhood in a way that YOU prefer without considering the long term residents. Thought provoking video 👌🏾

[@GarrisonHayes]

I agree with you! I appreciated the pragmatism of her acknowledging that some folks are too late to the party to be blamed for the macro-dimensions of gentrification, while also holding people accountable for their personal impacts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@thetahedgecapital1008]

What about the people that were there prior to the people that are currently being pushed out? I'm pretty sure "White flight" would be a form of gentrification as well ? Why is it that the sellers and buyers aren't equally held accountable for gentrification?

[@anonthehousemouse]

It's the difference between assimilation vs alteration. When you move into a new neighborhood YOU should assimilate into the fabric of the neighborhood, you should NOT demand an alteration of the neighborhood to suit you.

[@one_of_wun]

@@thetahedgecapital1008these are not equivalent. White flight occurred because white pol feared black ppl and POC moving in. They were not displaced.

[@thetahedgecapital1008]

@@one_of_wun What would you consider displacement? Someone has to sell these buildings in order for them to be purchased. Are you saying that the owner is the one being displaced because they sold ? Are the gangs the ones being displaced ? Why would people neglect their neighborhood then turn around kicking and screaming with a bullhorn when someone else wants to clean it up? Nothing is ever perfect But I would say that bringing in a higher tax base, cleaning up the neighborhood, putting abandoned buildings to good use, and making sure the children have a safe environment should be at the top of mind.

[@williamwiley5034]

Very professional video, was surprised it was not a well known account

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thanks, William!

[@guncoservicesllc6921]

Gentrification is complicated but in general gentrification is synonymous with outside investment in an area. In an area that has declined it has typically declined because the local homeowner population is economically struggling. They can’t afford to keep up the property’s maintenance. A couple of decades of general differed maintenance is rough on an area’s appearance and desirability. Government makes changes to help make the area more attractive to investment from outside sources as the local residents are tapped out. This part is not always done well. Government doesn’t have the funds to fix everyone’s houses, so they want to bring in outside money to do the heavy lifting. Many of these places will decline to the point of being a “blighted” area. That’s not good for anyone.

[@tylersmith3139]

The local government has a budget. The problem is government based. Many communities have unbothered local governments that do not take care of the community's needy areas while other communities are disproportionately underfunded in general because of county, state and federal shortcomings.

[@guncoservicesllc6921]

@@tylersmith3139 The local government is not in charge of the upkeep of people’s private property. No government has that much money. They can’t just give away home improvements either. Code enforcement can crack the whip on the owners but it’s an issue of funds for them to make repairs and keep up the maintenance. Once money starts flowing into an area government hopefully tries to foster furthering the investment in the area. Then the government starts making those investments in updating parks etc. in the area. Before there’s outside investment it’s a very tough case to make to spend very limited resources on an area that is not showing any signs of internal development.

[@ricochetx]

Regarding the example Dr. Frazier gave about giving home improvement grants to current residents: I fail to see how this wouldn't result in the same outcome over the course of time. The neighborhood that provides those improvement grants would, in time, stick out as a relatively more well-kept, nicer, more desirable neighborhood than surrounding neighborhoods that don't have a grant program. As years pass on, residents might naturally decide to move for any of the typical reasons a resident might voluntarily decide to move or sell their home. As those residents begin selling their homes, they find buyers that are willing to pay a bit more than for the same house in a surrounding area; this is great news for the seller! It also means the tax base per capita has increased, and more money is available for the grant program. After 20-30 years of this process, home values have increased substantially for the neighborhood. It follows that the demographics of the neighborhood too have changed, and in turn, the demand for the different types of stores and restaurants within that neighborhood. The end result is the same. (If I'm missing something; I'm open to hearing it)

[@mariusfacktor3597]

Gentrification DOES NOT necessarily cause displacement IF they build lots of new housing to accommodate the higher-income newcomers. Displacement happens when rents go up and rents go up due to competition. Many studies have showed that building lots of new housing keeps rents low and prevents displacement. Also said revitalization causes gentrification and gentrification causes displacement, but then later in the video she said revitalization doesn't necessarily cause gentrification.

[@rayjones1455]

Great video! I like how this video is an interesting contrast to other videos of his in which he is challenging/critical of societal issues, but in this video he takes this challenging approach toward a major life decision of his. This self reflection is admirable!

[@Monsterfiend23]

Thank you for the good video. Dr Frazier was amazing! I’ll definitely be looking her up to see if she’s got any books! She explains things so well!!

[@girlfromthatplaceya]

Great video! I think a big issue as well is the private equity firms that buy up real estate to build “luxury” apartments that people from the community can’t afford as well as the individuals that buy property for the sole purpose of making them air bnbs and other short term rentals. I feel like when it’s an individual just buying a house for their family, it could be gentrifying behavior, but not as harmful as my previous examples.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thank you! And yes, that’s a huge issue - especially in places with a big tourist industry (like Nashville).

[@jessa5388]

If no one builds new buildings, but there are lots of jobs, then people will move in. Better to build new buildings, which will be marketed as luxury, than to make everyone pay musical chairs.

[@Kjbeenya]

Thanks!

[@dementedchicken1]

Thanks for this, Dr. Frazier's words are very wise. It feels to me like gentrification is much worse in the US due to a limited housing supply which keeps prices high. People don't complain when a richer person buys cheap goods, even though that also drives the prices of those goods up. I think this is because most products are easy to ship around to consumers and increase production to match demand, keeping prices reasonable. Housing on the other hand is very expensive to build, in time and money, and we just don't have enough of it in the states, so more demand in a particular area -> higher prices in a particular area. I think if we lessened/streamlined construction regulations and incentivized high capacity, affordable housing, we can make housing better for everyone, particularly low-income residents.

[@Lissentewmi]

Thank you for bringing an expert onto your channel. I think there is a true liberatory/radical power in bringing concepts and ideas and thinkers who are tied up in academia to "laypeople" thru KZbin and other free platforms. Thank you for being brave and unafraid of this conversation. You having technically gentrified in your home purchase does not make you a bad person or evil or beyond making your community better. I am so glad Dr. Frazier focused on the institutional exigence of this issue, both in how institutions create gentrification and in how "pitchfork gentrifiers" reinvolve institutions in that process of rebuilding a new belonging in the target community. Revitalizing our neighborhoods is such an imperative in the US

[@jeffreysutherland2186]

Do you make any longer form content? I feel like I always want to hear more of what you have to say when the video is ending

[@pepperonish]

So is the solution to mandate that certain areas just stay shitty and that all the poor people need to be corralled into those areas?

[@mk-oc7mt]

According to her, we need to cast underserved communities in amber so residents are condemned to sub standard services and disinvestment. Pretty much just redline everything again.

[@googleaccount5225]

Compton: tens of thousands displaced without gentrification due to housing scarcity Baltimore/Detroit: hundreds of thousands displaced due to job scarcity.

[@Someone-vj3lj]

It’s like Astoria! It was a middle class area and now it’s two bedroom apartments for 3400

[@MoromoMusic]

This was an interesting video. Thank you. I feel like the gentrifiers are the ones who call the police for everything (overgrown lawn, cars being repaired on the street, loud music, people playing sports in the street, street vendors, hustlers). It's like they moved here with their livable wages and then try to change the way everyone else here survives and tries to keep their head above water.

[@thetahedgecapital1008]

Every neighborhood that I have ever lived in had that one "Concerned citizen" that has lived in the neighborhood for decades and does the exact same thing that you mentioned in your comment.

[@Raddiebaddie]

Ugh i can picture this person and they are everywhere :( it makes it more dangerous for the people who have lived there a long time

[@sweetpeach3293]

Playing loud music is just inconsiderate though. Just because someone lives in a lower income neighborhood, should they not also be allowed peace and quiet in their own home too? I lived next to a neighbor who's music was so loud it rattled my windows and shook my floor. Not to mention all of the neighborhood concerts that were loud enough to hear INSIDE of my house that made it hard to get any sleep. Being inconsiderate isn't something I would be proud to associate with. All of the other things you listed dont really intrude upon others so I don't really have a problem with that.

[@badgerfern6469]

Personally I think gentrification is also about the inequality of development between low and high income neighborhoods. In higher income neighborhoods zoning laws tend to be even stricter and locals will use their political and economic power to block development. On the other hand lower income folks have a lot less power to block development. So when development does happen, it usually happens in (relatively) lower-income communities. There’s also the role of racism. Like freeways being built through black neighborhoods, redlining, etc. I think the key to preventing displacement is government regulation requiring new developments to include affordable housing, as well as other policies that protect current residents. The other half is passing statewide zoning deregulation (to an extent) to stop funneling development into lower-income areas (at least these are my ideas)

[@TheHomeman]

One of the things I hate are the tax abatements for those new residents

[@MrThad15]

As someone who moved to and left Nashville, you’re spot on brotha 🫡

[@Animefreak242]

This is a great video. The answer to your question is "yes".

[@thorstenroberts4726]

Gentrification is bad, because it is an acceleration of the American homeowner dichotomy: houses are supposed to be investments while simultaneously being affordable. What makes gentrification bad is that it is often a disadvantaged demographic seemingly displaced from an underserved community that suddenly has an influx of services and amenities.

[@warrenbruhn5888]

New subscriber. Very impressed.

[@starfix2052]

Love the videos, nothing to add, I'm just commenting to feed the KZbin algorithm.

[@xaviermaldonadodegomendirr6404]

"I don't like the idea that I'm part of the problem" - I know the video goes in another way but that phrase is really telling and gives light to many of the excuses people use to justify their behavior.

[@yungrichnbroke5199]

What’s he doing wrong though? If he doesn’t buy in an in demand area it’ll just be someone else. Might as well have some successful melanated people in the area.

[@Weberbros1]

Why does putting in nicer sidewalks and trees lead to displacement? If they did that in my neighborhood I would not leave. Is the problem that the people in these communities don't own the homes?

[@777.molove]

yes, precisely

[@FocalPointElisa]

That indirect vs. pitchfork gentrifier analogy is EVERYTHING! People ask what they can do...Start by understanding the nuances of poverty and houselessness. Know the history of the place you call "home".

[@krombopulos_michael]

I don't think this doctor really proposed any solutions to the problems. It sounds like she's saying gentrification comes when the city decides to improve an area and gentrification is always bad, so what, is the city supposed to just let disadvantaged areas fester instead of trying to improve local services there? And if you do make an area nicer, how are you supposed to prevent prices going up? If it's more desirable, more people will be willing to live there, and pay more to do it. The only way to stabilise prices is to build more housing to keep up with demand, but that does change the character of the area too. Tbh I'm not sure I even buy that it's always a bad thing. Obviously displacement is bad, but a growing community doesn't necessarily mean people have to get displaced. More money in the community means more small businesses, more jobs, better investment opportunities etc and therefore better economic opportunities for the existing residents. How much money you have is in large part a product of how wealthy the place you live is and the opportunities it gives you

[@uwuphobia728]

You’re missing the most important part of the entire conversation: landlords. who owns all the houses? who raises the rents and displaces people in favor of new high-income residents? who is buying up all the single-family homes. gentrifiers are LANDLORDS, not people who are buying a regular home. they are not the main contributors to the problem

[@grungerobotnow]

Real estate investment trusts

[@pianoplayeh]

Came down here to say this. How can you have a conversation about gentrification without discussing rent hikes, which come from the landlords, particularly large real estate companies, and is ultimately their choice. That is what displaces people. Everyone wants to live somewhere nice and everyone wants to live somewhere affordable. I’m not a gentrifier just because I moved to the only neighborhood that was affordable and then later on the rents start going up. Yes local governments need to invest in neighborhoods but then they also need to impose rent caps so that companies don’t come in, buy all the cheap properties, take advantage of the subsidies and then hike their rents.

[@MIent1313]

Eh, I think it goes back to levels of gentrification. I think both the landlords and the new homeowners can be gentrifiers. Landlords would just be the pitchfork gentrifiers

[@lilmissgearhead]

Banks should count as landlords too

[@uwuphobia728]

@@lilmissgearhead banks arent landlords because you earn equity when u pay off ur mortgage but u dont get anything when u pay a landlord

[@tonyssmurf2011]

This video, FINALLY, helped me to understand gentrification all the better! I'd love to see a list of ways that the city can invest in and improve lower-income areas without gentrification becoming a risk, though!!!

[@FocalPointElisa]

Hmm... Well first, the individuals that are lower-income would have to be deemed worthy of having anything of quality. Second, once individuals are deemed worthy maybe the city will treat the environment with care.

[@Aubreyb07]

I like what my friend said about this topic; go into the community and become an active part of it. Volunteer in local groups and participate in local politics. Try and add value to the community

[@1flower161]

Great video Garrison! you're really good at making seemly complex issues a lot easier to understand! I think future topics can include colorism and dating, labor unions and union busting, and the recent travel ban to Florida from the NAACP (how it shows how badly ron destantis is ruining Florida)

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thank you so much, Chrissy! These are some great topic suggestions btw 👀👀 keep ‘em coming 😈

[@jfitzgerald6039]

I am a victim of gentrification. Rent went from 687 to 1400... Made me feel really low about myself. Moved on tho as I had no other choice.😢

[@svendtang5432]

Please please why are we fortifying our selves in rabbit holes.. what i think is the problem is when a community is totally ingrained in its own rabbit hole .. its not always a good thing to fortify a culture .. that is for low income as well as high income😂.. But I’m European from Denmark and our state and commune is very much responsible for the local area’s conditions so I might be biased .. Where I see the most healthy communities is when we are not stuck in fortifications of this is how we are here but have a mix of race and income.. “see me neighbour from Iran is actually a nice guy and we do barbecue and discuss politics over tea and beer”

[@michaelreynolds8204]

Gentrification has good aspects of coarse. If a bad neighborhood had a dramatic drop in crime then gentrification comes next as soon as renters and home builders and potential residents find out crime has been reduced. Somebody is always going to be pushed out of a motherhood if they are in debt and or not a home owner. If you own a home then you want your home values raised next comes gentrification

[@GaymDesign]

Investing at 24k subs. This channel is going places.

[@terratorment2940]

I would say the root causes is not even the high income residents who were just looking for someone to live that they can afford and they are not exactly high income residents. I would say the root cause is a lack of rent comtrol, a lack of political will to decomodify housing and housing being understood to be an investment. By any standard, putting in bike lanes and attracting nice businesses should improve the lives of residents but it doesn't because it displaces them. The displacement comes from the fact that they don't own their homes.

[@mk-oc7mt]

🎯

[@sweetpeach3293]

Even if they own their homes, can they keep up with the rising cost of propery taxes? Especially if they are an older couple living under a fixed income. Unfortunately a lot of homeowner's are displaced for this reason.

[@casperornadepentagonsfrogp5352]

@@sweetpeach3293 I would imagine many of the existing occupant homeowners in impoverished areas are likely to be seniors, so taking the Florida approach (not a state that I often look to as an example of good policies) of exempting occupant homeowners over 65 and below a certain income tax threshold could help prevent displacement due to rising property values.

[@jbillma]

I'm going to put this out there. My wife and I (white; now 52, then 48) bought our home in a low income neighborhood in Tampa. We bought it from a landlord who'd had it vacant for at least 6 months before we bought it. Most suburban communities in Tampa are HOA managed, something we very explicitly did not want. What we did want, frankly, pretty much by default makes us gentrifiers: A low income, diverse neighborhood with lower housing prices than neighborhoods nearby that already have experienced gentrification. In our defense, in four years of living here we've never called the cops. The police have called on us a few times, asking if we'd witnessed various crimes. Truthfully, we had not; although crimes we did witness (homeless people sleeping on nearby sidewalks, low-level recreational drug dealing, etc.) we have not reported. We believe that "broken windows policing" only works to displace people from neighborhoods, and it's the PEOPLE that are the most valuable part of our neighborhood. We know many of our neighbors, and all of our immediate neighbors. We don't want them displaced; they're kind-hearted folks, even the next door neighbor with a rather lengthy rap sheet. Yes, I imagine our attitude frustrates police. Tough luck. They don't have to live here. And while technically speaking, we don't either, the fact is that we DO live here. Although our home price has gone up since we bought it (as has nearly everyone's in Florida, thanks to COVID-19 and resulting economic conditions & population growth), we're in it for the long haul, having every intention to pass the home along to our two adult children (one of whom receives SSI). We don't want the neighborhood to change. We want to fit into the neighborhood... and I think we have.

[@isisnmagic1812]

I found your channel because of Jessie Dollomore.

[@spaghettibird5135]

People moving into cities isn’t a problem. People have freedom of movement and integration is good. The problem is landlords raising rents and people being removed by being priced out

[@kbreviews7785]

I could listen to nishani fraizer forever she seems so passionate and genuine

[@mosesubf1758]

I have a serious question: who are the victims of gentrification? Current residents? Or potential home owners? Or both?

[@azRomanEmpire1]

Great video! Just a small comment based on my experience. I was working for a city in Europe, quiet poor industrial city, we had to « accelerate » this process of gentrification because we needed taxes…without these new people, the city was going bankrupt.

[@GarrisonHayes]

That’s really interesting. Thanks for the comment. I’d be willing to bet that’s a pretty common piece of the puzzle - especially because of the disinvestment lots of cities have endured.

[@nlsantiesteban]

I prevent being a gentrifier by underpaying in majority white, established neighborhoods 😅

[@KristenMckenzieCrawford]

Omg! Garrison you are definitely the last face I expected to see pop up on my KZbin feed congratulations on your channel success

[@sallyjohnson8933]

I wanting to be with my own people, I want a neighborhood where I can see faces that look like mine, where we share a common understanding not living in some government housing in white town

[@mk-oc7mt]

Garrison, check out the articles about the Fruitvale Transit Village in Oakland. Some studies show that this neighborhood has had a high level of development without displacement. The city is reinvesting public services and infrastructure there. It’s a great example of the revitalization your guest explained.

[@Ray03595]

You’re not the problem for buying a home in a neighborhood you like. Ask why it’s only black neighborhoods that get gentrified and not poor Asian neighborhoods? Asian neighborhoods have their own businesses, their clientele are mostly other Asians, they keep their streets clean, houses in decent shape and don’t allow big businesses to set up shop and push them out. Black neighborhoods on the other hand, does much need to be said? How about black parents set their kids up for success and contributing to their own community? Instead we see a lot of these kids have poor education, their parents let them do whatever they want and a good chunk of them get involved in crime or never learn a skill that can get them a job. This is more about a black cultural problem than Tom and Becky setting up a coffee shop. Tom and Becky have every right to do so and are usually the neighbors most people would rather have than the ones who cause trouble for the entire block. We’re always waiting on the government to start fixing things. It’s not going to happen so who are we still waiting for?

[@Bayareabully]

I would love for you to talk about the different levels of racism in this country. And also environmental racism.

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Best way not to be a gentrifier (Pitchfork or indirect) is to look at the news of the area for the past 5-10 years, you will find that there will be independent articles talking about the displacement of the previous people there, government evictions on the rise, and then you will see articles about new businesses opening up like a Target, Publix, Coffee shop etc. This research takes 1-2 days for a full grasp of what happened in the area, and once you have your info you can make a decision of whether you would want to join in the gentrification or oppose it

[@mk-oc7mt]

Actually talking to your neighbors is better than reading the news

[@ParkerStClair-no4jz]

i live in downtown Tucson, and I’m telling you, 90% of people I meet in this area specifically, are surprised I’m from here. I have to go to hidden spots to get the best bang for my buck sometimes, otherwise simple stuff - even like deodorant is overpriced

[@ChrisPage68]

It *can* be Racist, but it's *always* Classist.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Yup

[@NOCDIB]

There's two types of gentrification: internal and external. Internal would be if you grew up in the area, moved up in tax bracket and stayed in the area. External is if you move from elsewhere with a higher economic standing. When Black people are the external gentrifiers then we can fly under the radar since people assume that we were always there but bougie Black people can be just as bad as Karens, sometimes.

[@rabidgoon]

How come when urban people move to the country it’s not considered gentrification, even though it makes housing cost to go up in those areas? But if people from rural areas move to the city, that’s automatically gentrification… even though I’m really just trying to earn a living.

[@hamiltoncloud]

While without a doubt in urban areas redlining and white flight was part of the cycle, gentrification in itself isn’t just an urban or minority issue. I live in a very rural and we have seen housing prices rise by nearly 300% over the last 3 years as folks from more urban areas buy up the land and homes. This is due partly to the COVID work from anywhere culture causing people to move where it’s cheap as well as looking for cheap second homes in rural areas. The result is that those that work here can no longer afford to live here. Our median income is $30,000 per person but our median home price is over $450k and median rent over $2500/mo.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Absolutely correct. Definitely a number of factors at play that have impacts across identities - mainly socioeconomic status.

[@harleydavidson4247]

Right-wing, Conservative male here... hold on before you judge. This makes sense to me. I can see the benefit to revitalization vs gentrification, but you have to have a community that's willing to do this. Dr. Frazier said it herself. It takes willpower and a community to stand up together to enforce positive change. The "no snitch" values and crime running our inner cities is not helping to make it a safer place for economic growth or for people to spend money. If you want to improve a community, you need a market which will keep the money flowing throughout the community. You also need visitors to the community who spend their money. You can't achieve this without law enforcement and community partnerships. I think this is where the left and right could work together. Just some thoughts for the discussion.

[@stubbypepperroni2357]

It's a lack of trust in policing that leads to that no-snitch mentality. There is a total breakdown of the social order due to a lot of factors, and to the people living in the community the police are only contributing to it. Go to an inner city neighborhood and ask any person irrespective of their demographic if they have negative stories with police, it will be enlightening.

[@michaelreed4744]

Hello. Are there any myths to gentrification?

[@brandonhethcox5354]

What about Gentrification that exercises excessive control over the Behavior of Individuals? Laws that forbid Mutual Combat between Adults who want to resolve their disputes with a Physical fight? To me, those are also Gentrification Laws.

[@Fashako]

I love this video and the way you broke everything down. I unfortunately disappointed with the lack of discussing the economics of gentrification and only focusing on the displacement piece. Are you a gentrifyer bc a previous homeowner sold you a property or bc you are raising the tax base of that neighborhood with your higher income level. How can they both bad, if either? The opinion and feeling that city investment into a neighborhoods infrastructure is deemed the beginning of gentrification, is 100% toxic. How does a city improve its area and raise the quality of life of ALL its residents??

[@tenderdog]

Look at Over The Rhine in Cincinnati. I think it would make a great video.

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

My neighborhood has been… interesting in recent years. It’s a neighborhood that has seen housing price jumps since the pandemic. The area is pretty liberal. Some developers recently were able to acquire space for a new low-income housing development, which everyone likes - in theory - but as usual, there’s a caveat. The community is in full agreement that we need, and want to, provide this housing, but the developers want a 4-story community. The neighbors behind the apartments don’t want a build over 3 levels, and 2 in the back of the complex (the apartments will back directly up to the yards of houses, so technically even a 3 story unit can see down into someone’s back yard). So… are the folks in my neighborhood gentrifiers? I know we all agree that we need more affordable housing to keep from displacing and pricing out low-income families in our community. This is their home and their school district, too. (Note: this doesn’t affect me directly on my street, but I do feel for people who would have their back yard in full view, and for the people in the apartments who might have to see the “goings on” in said back yards 😅)

[@GLENDALE_ISBACK]

This video is soo good I love it

[@anakinchromosomewalker7031]

I still don't understand why moving into a place with cool stuff that I like is bad, or why supporting new cool stuff moving close to where I live is bad.

[@casperornadepentagonsfrogp5352]

If I'm understanding correctly, the point the doctor was making was that city governments should invest in amenities for under funded areas, instead of pushing older less well-off residents out of their homes to make way for newer residents. She didn't say much about what to do about accommodating those who would become attracted to living in those areas once they were revitalized. That's the suggestions others have made about dropping restrictive zoning, implementing rent controls and public housing, and securing agreements with developers for the building of a mixture of affordable and luxury units to house an influx of residents comes in. That and property tax abatement for existing senior occupant homeowners could go a long way to preventing 'gentrification'.

[@vladimirdoyle3934]

Basically we need to invest in growing small businesses from the community, revitalizing the homes owned by locals, investing in the services for the locals, rebuild the infrastructure, then add brand new homes and businesses for new people to come in and add to the tax revenue pot. Making sure the locals can thrive and when ready to move for whatever reason as long as they aren’t being pushed out. Locals are the ones to help show the new ones what the culture is.

[@thomaspreston4059]

Thanks for your channel!

[@It-ip1tl]

Great info

[@svuvich]

Cities never were and never will be static. Just permit building more houses, so that old residents can keep living where they are, instead or having to compete with the newcomers for limited housing stock

[@tuber6382]

Gentrification significantly raises your property value how can it be a bad thing?? The people that are displaced decided to sell and cash in at a higher price. I don't think people would prefer their home values drop right?

[@srrockberry]

I call pseudo-science on this one. Yes it sucks but it’s mo money mo problems. No money coming into a neighborhood keeps it desolate and broke, money coming in increases the appeal and value. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@adamraub712]

This lady has a very different idea of what gentrification is IMO. Not completely wrong, just very different from what I was taught.

[@cannedpineapple2702]

I think that it's also about intent to a certain degree. Did you buy a house to live there, or to rent out and make money off of?

[@sparkfx5874]

God forbid the local municipalities start planting trees and cleaning things up, and then people moving in and maintaining properties with great houses on them, sounds terrible. Why would anybody like to take care of their property? Disgusting.

[@ednutz9820]

It mind boggles me that people are literally fighting to keep their neighborhoods and property look like a literal sh*thole.

[@mk-oc7mt]

God forbid cities begin to address the inequities in public services and reinvest in working class neighborhoods that the 20th century forgot

[@Kai_BrownWolf]

Well, that's great for property owners in that area. It's bad for the renters, since they are forced out as landlords start to charge more for the nicer space. You'd need to basically keep the property values/rent lower while simultaneously improving the area. Otherwise you get displacement of poorer people. It's not so much the beautifying of space by the city that's the problem but the effects of free market capitalism that follow it.

[@chickensalad3535]

I agree with this sentiment to an extent, but you have to realize that the nicer the house the more expensive it is.

[@StarJester]

you've entirely missed the point bestie

[@TaeglicheNarzisst]

Very important topic, but a bit short...

[@localism479]

You asked: “How do we revitalize communities without gentrifying them in the process?” Inclusive growth! Instead of displacement, inclusive growth principles provide pathways for residents and independent business owners to stay and benefit from revitalization and new investment in their community.

[@Pelis_Chilangobythesea]

Im mexican. Ive been in many parts of my country and is heartbreaking how some of United States citizens, canadians, and Europeans are trully displacing locals. This is not a matter of money, it is about selfishness. Foreigners trying to change out culture, and being rude is sad. USA citizens are against mexican music in public spaces, close public spaces or beach entrances. Im cool with people coming to my country, but if it is not fair for the locals, sorry... GREEN GO!

[@cinnabonthepug]

Great video! But censoring the cost of the house is the automatic guilt of gentrification 😂

[@GarrisonHayes]

Lol just wanted to make it a little harder for people to find my address.

[@cinnabonthepug]

@@GarrisonHayes oh yeah understandable. Can you do another video of a different city? Your content quality is of like MKHD in presentation.

[@GarrisonHayes]

@@cinnabonthepug thanks and absolutely. More of this type of content to come 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@samuelschonenberger]

I love her glasses Dr Fraser got that dorky professor look

[@benjaminlehman3221]

I struggle to disagree with the desire to upgrade an area. Old homes need torn down and rebuilt. Make apartments instead of single to hold more people. Better electricity etc.

[@pizzaface.3000]

Honestly not a fan of the framing of this video… I think framing a highly structural issue around which people are “participating” often leads to individual blame games (and thus self centering and shame avoidance on the part of the gentrifier) more so than discussion of structural solutions and how we can bring them about. And that’s how the video ends- one’s responsibility is to not individually be a dickhead. So I have a problem with the individual targeting but also that I think there should be MORE responsibility placed on the gentrifier; everyone should be expected to examine their place in the system and contribute to COLLECTIVE power, as in being a part of their new community and being an advocate for it.

[@Maxibo234]

Interesting question! Certainly would be better to repair more old instead of building new - especially building "luxury" residences.

[@pro7o7ype87]

A city improving facilities in underserved communities "before a single property is sold" being called a bad thing is.... quite a take. Would the professor prefer continued neglect? Or perhaps demo crews can go make things worse?

[@GarrisonHayes]

I didn’t gather that from her comments, personally. She was describing the precursors to displacement; how cities will neglect low-income communities for decades until they are ready to cater to a higher-income resident. Thus her point about revitalization with displacement. 🙏🏾

[@truerthanyouknow9456]

Even when a community “revitalizes”, residents will sell their now higher valued home as a financial cushion for their senior years. They’ll take money and run, but this is not a crime. It’s the power of home ownership. Along with revitalizing, there needs to be some basic income provided so that those who choose to can afford to do so in dignity.

[@SquirrelHill]

The way to avoid gentrification is to build enough new housing so the new residents don't displace the old residents. I suggest reading a Washington Post article called, "The poor are better off when we build more housing for the rich."

[@VulcanLogic]

I think Detroit is actually doing as a good job as you can ask these days. Near downtown, anyway. Most of the builders are building the affordable units, prices aren't out of control. It's still displacing some of the city's poorest residents to be sure, but the tax base has more than doubled and for a city that was built for 2 million now running at under 700,000, they need all that they can get just to offer city services after the bankruptcy. Property taxes are still high, and do discourage investment, but if we can get it down to under 2%, even if that means gentrification at first, it'll speed up the recovery.

[@KeShaunB3]

We need to start acknowledging that all of the gang members criminals and ppl who actually make the places bad need to be removed or forced to change negative behavior. There is a big issue in America right now of not wanting to call out /discipline/prevent negative behavior

[@zyxwut321]

Unfortunately, being a "gentrifier" probably has more to do with education and class status than race. I live in the DC area and gentrification from African-American professionals have become a real issue in DC neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. The problem is, how is that even realistically avoidable? Lower income people will ALWAYS be more economically vulnerable, and not necessarily just because of money. Problems of education, employability, criminal records, savings and financial literacy, generational poverty and societal breakdown and dysfunction, etc. can often hamper those who stuck it out during the tough times when they're trying to hold on. Instability in all forms is the biggest factor holding people back.

[@structuralalienation9356]

Without gentrification, how to improve the poor community from staying poor? Tax more on other people because they caused the poor community historically? Maybe move on from the past and find a way to make poor ppl rich is a better and more practical solution, like this successful youtuber with a gentleman's life.

[@structuralalienation9356]

Should the son bear the guilt of the father?

[@GarrisonHayes]

Same taxation, better allocation

[@structuralalienation9356]

@@GarrisonHayes Tax essentially fees paid to gov for services. Ask ppl pay a premium for a lower quality service is not a motivated suggestion, and won’t last. Use tax to provide opportunities for poor ppl become rich is a more motivated solution that benefits everyone including higher income ppl.

[@GarrisonHayes]

@@structuralalienation9356 the average American’s property/home is their most valuable investment. You’re making the argument for me in your last sentence.

[@structuralalienation9356]

@@GarrisonHayes So, gentrification will help poor ppl by raising the real estate value.

[@SimoneThomas-p6p]

To answer your question - how to revitalize communities with out displacement - Get the drugs off the street and put violent criminals in jail.

[@nura1627]

Oh God, I'm scared to watch this one. WF in Nashville... Feels like gentrification is one of those concepts that's going to be more complex and more personal than something obvious like redlining. That's more past wrongs, but even some of it's modern progeny feel less daunting to face. Like, the documented issue that Black homesellers get substantially higher appraisals/offers on real property when they remove indicators of their race from the decor - that's just plain wrong. Happening now. Maybe because even though it's a systemic & general public problem, it's more individualized and less visible. Who makes the individual decisions, who's impacted by benefit or loss (buyer gains < fair price, at loss to seller, one contract at a time). Gentrification feels harder to wrap my mind around and reconcile all my values to understand how we can find the win-win, sans some sea change in our economic fundamentals. And what's the difference if any between renovations to old homes vs. erecting these tall skinnies everywhere? Feels different, doesn't it? The thoughts and factors that come to mind are too many to go into right now, and I'll spare you my ("education in progress, please be kind") further caveats if you've read this far. Here's the point: In service to my values & wanting to learn & understand so I can be the advocate I aspire to be, I'm sharing the reluctance I'm experiencing to face this topic, in case it helps anyone else who's processing similar fears on gentrification or on something else. So, now I'm ready to watch and learn...