dude_catastrophe t1_j5l33by wrote
Reply to comment by Raecino in What are the chances that development pressure from Pennsport, Passyunk, and Lower Moyamensing continues to the middle blocks? by NonIdentifiableUser
Maybe not so much with market-rate housing, but affordable housing development and/or city-funded repair programs to existing homes does have an effect on crime. This was identified in a UPenn study with the PHDC: https://whyy.org/articles/how-fixing-leaky-roofs-reduced-crime-in-philly-neighborhoods/
Raecino t1_j5l7nb1 wrote
Yes I was speaking about the former and I do support the latter.
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