Gentrification in Austin, Texas

As we road through the streets of Austin this past week, we saw lots of Gentrification happening in the Holly neighborhood.  Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to visit Marlo Heights, and Mueller Development. However, as part of the Project team, I did benefit tremendously from the trip to the Holly neighborhood. I was surprised by sections, where there were many old residences and out of no where, there was this new big house. The gentrification was very noticeable in this neighborhood, and it was incredible how this community is slowly changing. 

When comparing the gentrification from the US and and other countries such as Africa, although there is still a change occurring in the community, there is a huge difference in the gentrification occurring. Through the images, one could see the need for health care in Africa, and the beat up building and poor life style of the population. 

As far as the projects for Holly and E. Cesar Chavez, I believe the work The Project is going to implement to create beatification is going to help the residents of this area to create self sustainable projects. This would allow the residents to have a better self steam for residents to keep up with their neighborhood and prevent the rapid pace of gentrification.