The_Cat
Senior Member
The sad thing is that neighborhoods rarely change, even with infrastructure investment. Belvedere had an LRT station built, and the area is still stagnating.
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policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Absorption of something like transit access is always slow. If you've lived somewhere your whole life and you've been driving for that entire time, the addition of LRT access is unlikely to make you change your habits. Conversely, people who ride the LRT are more likely to choose housing options in neighborhoods which have connections.
It's different from nice parks and retail amenities that way, as those tend to swing people much faster.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
The new student housing building will definitely help. Visually it will fill a big gap and practically it will bring a bunch of new people living in the area. That is one difference between this project and the hotel at the other end of 96th Street and Jasper Avenue. Slowly more interesting things are starting to come to this neighborhood which in the long run is a good thing. The Farmers Market was a good idea but just didn't work out unfortunately, but I think the Residential Building will help. Hopefully we will hear more stuff want to come into the area and fill up the parking lots that are there now. The Warehouse District is seeing a massive change right now so hopefully once that has completed it will now be the quarters left as the major parking lot wasteland.
David A
Senior Member
Not much left of Chinatown there, so not sure how accurate that would be, but perhaps it could spur some return of Chinatown.
Maybe its just me, but the name the Quarters is not that appealing. It has a detached, vaguely institutional feel it to that I don't think was the intention. I realize this is not the only problem, but a name change could help.
David A
Senior Member
Effort to revitalize Quarters neighbourhood projecting $64 million shortfall
CRLs are a financial tool that lets the city borrow money against future increased property tax revenues to fund improvements in an area.
edmontonjournal.com
The article says what’s really the missing gap is a streamlined communication with all levels of government, there is ambiguity over whether the area is part of Chinatown or Downtown and organizations here are unable to receive funding from the downtown action plan. So it seems like part of the problem here is how government is approaching things.
Markyeg
Active Member
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Avenuer
Senior Member
Not sure stagnating is the right word, as there has been a decent amount of infill built in the area over the last decade. Only one parcel within Station Pointe has yet to be sold (the former location of the temp Elizabeth Fry Womens' Shelter). At least three new apartment buildings north of Fort Road on 66 St. as well. Albeit, lots of this is subsized housing, but it's still housing with new residents as well as support staff in many instances.
Definitely a net gain of residents and workers in the area compared to a decade ago.
David A
Senior Member
Perceptions often take longer to change than reality.