Can Philadelphia Improve Its Image?

         The growth of suburbs in the U.S. is a national trend that began after World War II. The nation’s total suburban population rose from 40.9 million in 1950 to 108.6 million in 1986--an increase of 165.5 percent compared to a 58.7 percent rise in total population. Philadelphia, once a thriving and richly diversified city, now is known for having blocks and blocks of vacant, dilapidated homes. The Census Bureau reported in 2000 that Philadelphia had a 10.9 percent housing vacancy rate, the second highest among major U.S. cities.  Meanwhile, periphery suburbs are flourishing, and even becoming overcrowded, as more and more people leave the city. San Diego solar city is a good example of a reverse trend that shows people wanting to live close to the city. So what is going wrong in Philadelphia?

        As a result of the residential changes, Philadelphia has been labeled with a negative connotation as a “bad place to live”.  Many of the people living in the city are in run-down neighborhoods that they cannot afford to leave.  An image is beginning to permeate the surrounding areas that Philadelphia is an increasingly unattractive place to live. 

        As old neighborhoods lay barren and debilitated, attempts to reuse their real estate that could be worth thousands in a bankrupting venture. Although, renovation plans are in place, the city’s residential areas will not change without convincing the people they have the potential to become viable places to set down roots. 

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