To go with the poorly built multi-family dwellings, the lack of mixed zoning makes it even less appealing. Other cities with multi-family dwellings usually come with other perks, like a walkable neighbourhood. Cafes, restaurants, grocery stores all accessible on foot... When PG does it, we seem to cram in a lot of townhomes in an area where you're still heavily reliant on cars (tabor and 5th, the end of 22nd, foothills and 15th come to mind).
If the City is serious about higher density living, we need to have mixed zoning.
Even the developments along highway 16 between Ferry and highway 97 were a swing and a miss. Apartments on one end, crap strip mall on the other end. why couldn't there have been stores/cafes on the first levels, and apartments above?
This article in the Walrus blames speculation perpetrated by wealthy owners as one reason downtowns have so many empty buildings. One solution may be to lobby council for a vacancy tax.
To go with the poorly built multi-family dwellings, the lack of mixed zoning makes it even less appealing. Other cities with multi-family dwellings usually come with other perks, like a walkable neighbourhood. Cafes, restaurants, grocery stores all accessible on foot... When PG does it, we seem to cram in a lot of townhomes in an area where you're still heavily reliant on cars (tabor and 5th, the end of 22nd, foothills and 15th come to mind).
If the City is serious about higher density living, we need to have mixed zoning.
Even the developments along highway 16 between Ferry and highway 97 were a swing and a miss. Apartments on one end, crap strip mall on the other end. why couldn't there have been stores/cafes on the first levels, and apartments above?
This article in the Walrus blames speculation perpetrated by wealthy owners as one reason downtowns have so many empty buildings. One solution may be to lobby council for a vacancy tax.
<https://thewalrus.ca/how-empty-storefronts-are-killing-our-neighbourhoods/>