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@OctaviusIII, the housing you're talking about was a second generation of government policy towards housing. After the disappointing results of urban renewal (government use of eminent domain to clear and consolidate land, selling off to private developers for development), the government shifted to a policy of community development block grants. CDBGs cut out the private developers and allowed local populations and institutions (i.e. churches) to have more control of what got built and for whom.

You and I might agree on their aesthetics, but if the community wanted them and got them and now they're safe from displacement, maybe that's a better thing than how they look. It would be interesting what the entire community of residents there thought of the housing, but the fact is I just don't know.

by crin on Jul 10, 2012 6:52 am • link • report

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