The article isn't saying gentrification-complaints are wrong! Gentrification is a serious problem, and the author isn't denying it. Strong Towns absolutely wan

The article isn't saying gentrification-complaints are wrong! Gentrification is a serious problem, and the author isn't denying it. Strong Towns absolutely wants to see money spent making low-income lives better. And the movement does the work to grapple with all these challenges. Tree-shaded bike paths are cheaper than all the costs of crime and health-care issues that are caused by the unhealthy environments imposed on poor communities. Here's an article highlighting their critique of luxury-condo-tower approach: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/23/beware-the-four-letter-words-of-vibrant-downtowns https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/23/beware-the-fou... And here's a focus on how poorer neighborhoods are actually more fiscally sound while the systems we have effectively subsidize the wealthy: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/2/6/the-hidden-value-of-a-poor-neighborhood https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/2/6/the-hidden-valu... That one happens to be by the same author as the article you're replying about. And here's one about the way our suburban experiment is creating poverty: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/15/what-does-suburban-poverty-look-like https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/15/what-does-subu... The Strong Towns movement is all about addressing these things. And the initial posted article here is about the tragedy of how good-for-humans places are associated with elitism. It's not saying there's no reason for that association, it's saying that association needs to end by way of making everywhere better.