Do people have a right to the city? Do longtime residents and businesses have a right to remain where they are?  If so, how should local governments, urban planners, and other decision-makers ensure these rights are maintained?

Throughout the recent decades there have been changes to our streets, either drastic or minor on days we least expect it. The job for an urban planner is to create concepts that will benefit the people in the community they reside in. Those who live in the area have the right to it which comes with the quote “For the Public”. The communities are simply like miniature ecosystems referring that there must be balance for proper function. When the local government, urban planners or other decision makers remove a part of the community, the community starts to dismantle itself on either a small or large scale. Removing a local store may cause someone to travel a further distance for an item on one end. The bigger end may result the owner of the store to potentially lose his customers and daily profit by moving to a different area. A local business does not become successful overnight. Proposals should be made to the community board and perhaps those local shops who take part in everyone’s everyday life to ensure that there are no unwanted actions.