One CVS is burnt down in protests and that's the reason why companies don't want to invest in poor urban areas. 6 Black Churches are burnt down throughout the South in the past 2 weeks post Charleston and no one even talks about that. Back to this gameplan though.
Gentrification is already rampant throughout the US. Almost everything you describe in your posts fits gentrification's description. All that happens is the property values go up, and original poor residents are often forced to move away to a cheaper area. Poor people aren't just going to become more financially stable because their surroundings are nicer.
And I'm a contributor to gentrification. First in South philly and then in harlem and now in the lower east side. They are aware of what it means when nice things start showing up in their neighborhood - the rent is going up and their income isn't. I'm part of their problem, but I have never felt unwelcome in any of my neighborhoods despite the reality of my presence. I've gotten to appreciate the work ethic of people who mostly go to dead end jobs daily. Poor people invest their money into their surroundings too. They eat, they use services, they attend events, they care for their children. If they had more money they would spend more, but they don't.
I honestly don't know what people expect out of capitalism. To have rich people you have poor people. Crime rates have been steadily declining for years. Their money goes into the system, and a lot of it goes into the rich's pockets. Obviously I want better lives for those I live near. They are mostly kind, good people. But if the solution was as simple as invest some money in a community, it would have been done a long time ago. We've been unsuccessfuly fighting a war on drugs for decades - the guys on the corner are a nuisance but there is more drug use per capita on any college campus than there is in any ghetto. Hm, I wonder why the college kids end up with a better standard of living? Maybe it's because they were born into a pretty stable life.
