Indeed. The environment appears to be quite hostile, I would refuse to live in or pay any social contribution in a town that judges certain streets only fit for certain classes of people. That way bad things lie.
Yep. Been living here for around 12-13 years and it's definitely a mixed bag. Plenty not to like about it, but that can be said for many cities with the sort of history as this one. Not planning to move anytime soon (partly because I love living close to work and partly because it's a relatively affordable city compared to some others in the region. Suburbs aren't for me and I guess on some Sisyphean level, I don't like the idea of just moving because it's got problems. When the only people who don't flee to the 'burbs are those who are unable, you get issues like this city's been seeing for years.
Not that bad? Hate it less? What an exciting pitch for the new nuisance in your neighborhood.
I'm not familiar with that area but I can infer that it must be pretty miserable for people who care about their surroundings, respect public spaces, and work hard to maintain a high standard in the environments they occupy. More power to them.
I recently visited downtown there, after spending a year in suburbs due to obvious reasons. Even magpies in downtown are disheveled and downtrodden. I'm not making that up...
If you avoid downtown and like suburbs it's a nice city.
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