This is a recurring conversation topic in the you call them leftist circles my leftist self and I happen to frequent. The emphasis is generally not so much on t

This is a recurring conversation topic in the you call them leftist circles my leftist self and I happen to frequent. The emphasis is generally not so much on the new construction rate but rather on the level of investment in public goods. While some of them cling to a so called authenticity of the neighborhood, and seems to like when garbage is not collected and cars everywhere prevent to enjoy public space a its fullest, there is still a good point to be made that when there's public investment in public goods, rents rise and people move away. (Lucky me I leave in a weird house nobody wants to live in, so I get to stay on my cheap island in a now unaffordable neighbourhood and get to enjoy the beautiful new square garden). Another good point to be made is that a lot of cities are actively campaigning for gentrification and it is not always the result of the so called free hand of the market.