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The city is starting to evict long-time residents of the area due to rising property prices. Meanwhile, the residents are very displeased, as they do not view it as fair that they are being pushed out of their newfound
homes in favor of new ones.

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The city has been wanting to begin this process of gentrification by giving the citizens of west Dallas an option to either fix there homes or there gonna be torn down.This was called the "HMK" many people cant afford to move out and they are being pushed out of there own homes. Poeple are refusing to move out of there homes some have moved but most have protested against this. The city shouldn't force people out just to make it look nicer. The citizens are the ones who live there and they should have the final say in this situation not the city.

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Poor people get kicked out of their homes and their communities are scraped off the face of the earth. Nobody even asks where they went. To think they may have no where else to go. I believe they should stand up for there homes and protest this gentrification in west Dallas But , HMK told the mayor, is multi-family. HMK offered to develop low-rent apartments in West Dallas but asked the mayor and City Hall for help getting the federal subsidies that make such housing possible.

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I don't know, I feel like another man issue is the community, there has to be involvement in order to even try and create better looking ohmes for homeless people. Why make something look so fancy if you cant even afford to give it away. I would suggest do community building projects such as making a tiny house as a community project and build them and live give donations. So i feel like its more of a community issue

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In West Dallas, the luxury apartments being erected bring in affluent neighbors for many that had lived there as stated by James Armstrong, (local pastor and community leader) that, "...with the recent development happening, you have displacement taking place, and people are being forced out of their homes where they’ve been 30, 40, even 50 years.” (WFAA) This had been happening across many cities in America. Gentrification is defined as the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses. (Dictionary.com) These homeowners who had been living in those houses that were deemed substandard had been caught up on this grinding machine known as progress.
While Dallas is in the midst of this push for progress, Dallas should focus on their people that are affected by this gentrification. People caught in the middle of this couldn't move out because of their situation, these people can't adjust to the rapid change progress. The City of Dallas must focus on their people first, and then focus on the progress for the betterment of all.

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Dallas Observer states that the city is trying to improve west Dallas by tearing down homes and kicking people out of their houses. The issue for the people living there is not the idea of improving the poor conditions but the idea of them being uprooted and the culture of west Dallas having to conform to that of downtown. So the two side of the argument is improving west Dallas by sacrificing the cultural of west Dallas are improve west Dallas the way the people who live there want it to improve west Dallas.

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Although people would leave their homes, these new buildings would help improve and benefit the city of Dallas. Gentrification can bring new jobs for the community and the poor people. Another benefit from gentrification is that often the crime rate would go down, which can help the people.

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The DallasObserver states that the poor neighborhood around the gentrification would be stabilized instead of being displaced and leaving them on their own. They claim it is a way to desegregate the community. They also claim that it isn't a hostile take over sine they wish for the  "incoming gentrifiers can and will coexist in the same neighborhood with non-affluent occupants, provided a certain level of security and basic social comity." (DallasObserver) What I believe the city should do, is continue the gentrification process because the people who want to live and invest in the city will help the community as well.

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According to KERA, residents claim that their homes weren't targeted before and no one cared, so the sudden change came as shocking and they feel as if it is unfair. KERA explained that it would cost more to rebuild homes than to tear them down. As property values skyrocket , residents aren't able to maintain payments. The city should pass Johnson's bill to pay for relocation of residents and provide stipends for affordable housing to residents having to move. The homeowners should also aid in the passing of Johnson's bill and should give an  extended deadline so that residents can save up money. Homeowners should also alleviate the rent prices so that the residents' savings are actually growing. Residents should fight for an extended time. https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/12/legislative-maneuvering-ensnares-residents-gentrifying-west-dallas/
http://stories.kera.org/no-place/2017/05/16/in-west-dallas-development-has-been-booming-for-years-and-its-not-slowing-down/

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The residents in West Dallas see this situation of gentrification as terrible. The problem seems easy to fix but at the end it's not, there have been residents living in that area for 20-50 years, some rent and some own houses. With this "problem" rising the bettering of the city will come at a cost, that being the cost of the residents houses and properties being taken and kicked out of their home for the desire to better the neighborhood and surrounding area. Although moral values and emotional feelings have come into play in this situation, I completely agree, It's wrong that they're kicking them out of their homes at such short notice and even some can't afford to buy a new home, however, looking at it with a law and progressive side, it's for the better in the end. There will always be two sides to everything, in this case it being the progressive and better opportunities in West Dallas will come with the cost of the residents being kicked out of their homes.

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Overall the problem seems simple but its not, on one side poor people who have been living in their homes for more than 20 years are being kicked out. But on the other side the city has to grow, with progress things have to change for the better. The people had an opportunity to fix the problem by making there home fit the code of the community, and if they did not they would have to move out so the city could make the changes. This scenario is viewed from two different eyes, one being the emotional side and the other being the progressive side.

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The ability for home owners to kick tax payers and people that pay bills out of their home on short notice shouldn't be allowed by law. It's understood that new homes are to be built to beautify and rebuild the real estate economy in the city but the short and unreliable notice is where the line is being crossed

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Gentrification in West Dallas: What should they do?
-According to DallasObserver.com, the gentrification of West Dallas is a positive thing because it gives Gen-X and Millenials the opportunity to live in a "gritty" city that caters to their lifestyle. I agree with the city using gentrification not to destroy West Dallas, but to rebuild the city. I agree with Texas state Rep. Eric Johnson in the fact that, unlike HMK we should have a relocation fund for those who cannot afford to withstand spiraling property taxes. For those who can afford to stay, there will be mixed neighborhoods with wide diversity. As Six-term Democratic state Rep. Rafael Anchia looks at it, the new developments will allow for an increase in diversity amongst the younger population. It is the hope that mixed neighborhoods will come about with the new comers and the non-affluent coexisting together.

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After reading that HMK believes that the gentrification of West Dallas is a good thing, they're are only seeing it  from their side. On the other side, the people of this particular area see it as an invasion. Eric Johnson, a Texas State Representative, believes that there should be a law enforced to help low-income families. I believe in this because they can't necessarily hold "their own". They need some type of help and these people aren't helping. With them "ripping" out this part of the community, it takes away from the history that was already there.