"Downtown most definitely needs an increase in residential population. If we are going to support a vibrant retail corridor... you need a residential population to sort of support that type of economy."
the survey also identifies a potential local historic district in Judge's Hill, where staff say clusters of late 19th and early 20th century homes like the William T. Caswell House "reflect the changing tastes and attitudes about how prominent citizens should use architecture to communicate their identity."
Conventional planning claims that wider roads, more parking and cheaper gasoline stimulates economic productivity, employment, incomes, economic opportunity and tax revenue. These assumptions could not be more wrong.
Take a look at the intersections in the approved design and tell me if anything looks off to you?" asked Streets Forward's Luke Bornheimer, suggesting a follow-up to the discrepancies on Valencia.
"Despite petitioner's protestations, a bus lane does not 'sever' a resident's connection to the street in front of their building nor does it 'make it impossible to make deliveries,'"
Enfield Council is consulting on a new controlled parking zone (CPZ) which, if introduced, would see Sunnyside Road and Leonard Road become areas where only residents with a permit will be allowed to park.