Saturday, July 28, 2007
* Is Being A Poor Neighborhood "Progressive?"
According to a new report, Rogers Park is "emerging as one of the low-income neighborhoods" of Chicago. This clearly contradicts what DevCorp North and the Joe Moore have been feeding us these past few years. Instead of being on the upswing, this report shows Rogers Park is falling into a deep pit of poorness. Is this what the progressive 49th ward political leadership has in mind for the future of Rogers Park?
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8 comments:
Sigh.
Heres a big bowl of salt folks, gather round the good stuff and take a pinch.
The report is based on data up to 2000. It doesnt take into account developments since then.
Given the amount of condominium conversions that have been happening in the last seven years and rising house prices, I doubt that this information is still accurate.
Come back in 2010 when the latest census takes place and we can discuss it then.
Morse Hell Hole. More fear and loathing, than fair and balanced. ;-)
These reports are usally based on information that was takeing acouple years ago so yes the current status has changed.
While the condo conversion has grown, I also see the condos sitting empty or being rented out by the builder.
At a recent party I was at there where several realators there, all have said that RP is not a neighborhood people are looking to buy in. ( Yes all you joey supports these several realators do not speak for the whole market)
We all know what been going on the streeets of RP right now it isn't
a pretty picture. Let's face it what joey tells us and what is really going on do not match.
Little joey is feeding us lies!
Ryne,
I cant comment on the other points that your bring up, but the report is based on 2000 Census Data, therefore its more than two years out of date. It seven years at least!
Rogers Park will always be an ethnically diverse, economically diverse community. While I don't know exactly what the current statistics are the Rogers Park Library has been one of the most circulated in the entire city. While we are diverse we are also well educated!
The findings were based on 2000 data.
Here is my insightful and thoughtful post from the linked article:
The more recent data I have seen on Rogers Park would lead me to suggest it is now not "emerging lower income". It is either "emerging bipolarity" or "emerging high income". I'm not quite sure which. A few years ago I would have said "emerging bipolarity" as both the high income and lower income groups seemed to be increasing while the "working class" seemed to be disappearing. With the tremendous amount of condo conversions and some of the retail appearing there I'm not positive the lower income groups are still increasing.
I guess we will have to wait till 2010 and crunch the numbers then. Some other neighborhoods particularly near west or south may see something similar.
It is difficult being as pretty and smart as I am.
So this means to preserve our diversity we need more middle and high income housing not low income housing. Are our leaders seeing this?
80% rental units does not really represent diversity. So lets all get off of the "diversity" label.
if this is from 2000 and they are touting the hell out of east garfield park they you know their some bias and heavy drug use involved in writing this,
the eastern slice of east garfield park no less,
how thin of a slice,
would you rather randomly be dropped down into anywhere eastern garfield park or
anywhere rogers park?
hmmmm.
i wonder....
this report is so much like other reports that the media come up with,
very amateurish.
and superoutdated.
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