Instead of rebuilding “low-income housing,” build “mixed-income housing.” Doing so could help encourage socialization among people of varied socio-economic levels and help to prevent isolation, desperation, and crime that tend to fester in low-income neighborhoods. People in mid to upper socio-economic brackets could benefit by mitigation of the “keeping-up-with-the-Jones’” effect. They could also learn better to appreciate the variety and creativity that different people offer.

The visual and material look to the dwellings would be similar and the living spaces would differ only by square footage. The community would include common spaces for recreation, leisure, and artistic expression and would reside in walking and/or biking proximity to retail amenities.