And we're not going to stop with these six neighborhoods. This is the kind of approach that we can and will use street by street, block by block until every neighborhood in this city becomes healthy and sustainable. My fifth goal is economic development. We see unmistakable signs of economic prosperity all across Downtown Washington. Sports fans stream into the new MCI Arena.
Construction cranes sprout up almost overnight.
And subways are packed with people bustling into work. But a strong downtown economy is not enough. We need to spread development into our neighborhoods, to create opportunity where citizens live. By creating a business-friendly environment and offering incentives for people to live and work in the city, we are beginning to see new life in many older neighborhoods. Instead, they will be making their new home on New York Avenue, bringing 300 jobs to Northeast.