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There's two problems here:
Balance of Renters as compared to Owners
Balance of College-age adults as compared to older adults
One is an urbanism problem. One isn't.

Renters as compared to Owners really is an urbanism problem. Nothing is wrong with renting. If whole blocks become only or mostly renters you have less investment - psychological and financial - in those blocks, and they can go downhill. Much more so if the landlords are absentee landlords, and the tenants are willing to tolerate sub-standard conditions. Both are the case here.

College-age adults as compared to older adults is an enforcement and expectation-setting problem, not an urbanism problem. Everybody (university, neighbors, city) needs to set expectations for off-campus students, and do what they can to enforce them. Nobody is doing that in a concerted way right now.

by Jad Donohoe on Jan 19, 2011 11:07 am • link • report

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