One Benefit of Gentrification
There appears to be a major sidewalk divide. The sidewalks fronting old row houses had yet to be salted down. Those walkways were still sheets of ice by 9:30 this morning. But the sidewalks in front of some sleek lofts in Adams Morgan were clear. Also clear were the sidewalks in front of Starbucks and Results on U Street NW. Not so clear: the sidewalk bordering the Third District Police Station.
So put ice removal in the positive column for D.C.’s gentrification wave.
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December 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I believe that DC’s law on snow removal is that it is the property owner’s responsibility (you have X number of hours to clean the sidewalk in front of your property after snowfall or you risk a fine). In other words, DC doesn’t do it, gentrified neighborhood or not. So, unfortunately, you are really arguing that the owners of the old rowhouses are poor citizens whereas the gentrified stores and apartments are good citizens. Or, wait….is that your point?