"So, yeah, I would love to see our communities and neighborhoods more intergrated but it just ain't ghappening on a large scale and in some places, not at all..." - bobert

The only way it will happen is if the city-planners make it happen by including mixed-income (affordable) housing in every neighborhood.

Its not impossible. I don't think we can socially engineer integration but we can remove barriers. In fact, rather than discriminate on the basis of colour, those who wish to integrate, can. In Vancouver there are no neighborhoods based on colour. There are shopping areas that cater to specific cultures but the people live wherever they can afford to live. In some of our wealthiest areas, it is predominately Iranian or Chinese.

As development occurs, affordable housing is mixed in with high-end residences. So far, nobody but the developers are protesting. Of course, this is not the deep South but I think it will also improve access to equal educational opportunities. Funding to schools will be more equitable and people will have choices.