What can we do?

I'm profoundly disturbed by the city's decision to demolish and entire neighborhood. Whatever the cause.

Now, in this case they want to build a hospital. Seems reasonable, right? Except that there is a perfectly good hospital right next door. Charity has been abandoned since Katrina. Is it too old, too damaged? Heck no! The Army Core of Engineers had Charity ready to be opened within weeks after Katrina. (But nobody wants to open a Charity Hospital. Heck no! Those poor people might come back.)

Moreover, Charity was built almost 70 years ago. Doesn't that seem old? Yes. But that also means quality. It was built long before construction was divided up amongst hundreds of contractors, each trying to cut corners and save a buck. (Do I sound like an old fart? Sure. But it's true. Just look at the shit put up where St. Thomas used to be. It barely survived Katrina, and it didn't even flood!)

So the question is: What can we do about it? It's late in the game; is it too late?