From my following experience, I have noticed that the color of the people does not matter, it is usually the low income community that is impacted by such things in out community. Although, I can see this happening in much bigger cities and impacting those of a certain color or race.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
M3.3 Environmental Justice Blog
After reading the articles provided on environmental justice, it is sad to say that I am not surprised as how to the movement started. Looking at my city and my surroundings, I feel that things have still not changed. When looking at parts of cities that are considered the "poor" area of the town, we can see that they have poor water quality and their issues are not given much attention. A lot of the time when I drive through the downtown of our city, I find a lot of garbage just laying around the side walks. When driving through the parts of the city that consists of middle-high class residents, I find that streets are really well taken care of.
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I agree with you that when it comes to poorer neighborhoods, there is little change. I work in the San Francisco Tenderloin area. The city only cares about cleaning up the tourist attraction sites while trying to hide and ignore areas like the Tenderloin from view. The Tenderloin is a very diverse neighborhood plagued by disease, drugs, drug dealers, homelessness, garbage, and human waste. Though more initiatives have been started this year to try and clean up the area, it is going to take a lot of work to make a difference in this community.
ReplyDeleteAs a current resident of the Tenderloin, I can relate! But it's important to note that the city's environmental cleanup crews are out as often as two and three times per day for street-cleaning. Unfortunately, homeless and addiction are significantly more concentrated in the TL than elsewhere in the city.
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