It's way too gay, Jay.
Bums crap on the street, Pete.
Taxes are high, Kwai.
LOL
It's no place to raise a boy, Roy
Street fairs are rude, Jude
Walkin' the streets is a real thrill, Phil
Its easy to avoid street fairs and the like. Most (90+%) of the city is in fact very “normal” neighborhoods of row houses. The publicity is obsessed with a handful of freaks the authorities can’t seem to control.
The real factors that drives people away/keeps people away -
- Very high cost of houses/condos. This is mainly the result of impossible development restrictions. Very, very hard to build multi-unit housing.
- School integration problems. Many, many people leave when they can’t get their kids into the “good” public schools, due to school assignment idiocies.