And it's not just local residents and parents who say it. Recently, when I met a group of young people to help them with a youth opportunity fund bid and it came to the section where they had to justify their project idea, the old phrase "it'll keep us off the streets" was trotted out again. It's what young people think we adults want to hear.
That's pretty sad. The streets are a public space and young people have a right to be there. It's an issue of democracy and community.
The streets are where most of us played as children and met our friends. As adults, the streets are where we meet our neighbours. The streets can also be a place of protest, a place to show strength.
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