Do you like ‘gentrification’?

I like rich people moving in. I don't like poor people being priced out. Gentrification is only good if it's accompanied by an increase in housing density to counteract the affect on property values.

And even in cases of gentrification done wrong, I still don't blame the wealthy individuals moving in, unless those people are also against upzoning and alternative transportation.

I like seeing the hybrids like old farmers markets and heritage in places with less crime and more services. Unfortunately it's usually a cycle where the heritage leaves to make way for the services. I have contributed somewhat by moving into this place but i hope that I can still respect what is already here

No, hate the idea and concept of it. Forcing, usually ethnic minorities (like myself), out of an area to bump up the prices and having, usually, quite affluent white people move in.

Shocking!

Gentrification isnt new and without it we would still have the tenement slums that were disease ridden and generally unpleasant places to live

It is the natural thing. More advanced displacing the less advanced, nature does it all the time.

[quote]I think places are much better afterwards.[/quote]
better for whom?

Gentrification has done nothing but push long established Minority families out of their homes, so that hipsters can have their trendy pad thai restaurants in former inner city neighborhoods.