01-15-2016, 04:33 PM
Nodes and Corridors; ca. 2007.
Back in the 1970s when the universities started growing, the city made a commitment to preserve residential zones and avoid "coach in the front lawn" houses. So city council promptly passed regulations that did the precise opposite. They fostered student housing taking over residential areas, and by forbidding proper student housing, lead to houses being rented by students with "coach in the front lawn" during the summer.
It took 40 years, but eventually city council realized that proper student housing was needed and that it should zone appropriately, so nodes and corridors were approved and then followed up by the Northdale district. Since then residential areas such as Beechwood, Westvale, Uptown and Lincoln have reverted to family usage while students concentrate around a thriving Northdale district.
Back in the 1970s when the universities started growing, the city made a commitment to preserve residential zones and avoid "coach in the front lawn" houses. So city council promptly passed regulations that did the precise opposite. They fostered student housing taking over residential areas, and by forbidding proper student housing, lead to houses being rented by students with "coach in the front lawn" during the summer.
It took 40 years, but eventually city council realized that proper student housing was needed and that it should zone appropriately, so nodes and corridors were approved and then followed up by the Northdale district. Since then residential areas such as Beechwood, Westvale, Uptown and Lincoln have reverted to family usage while students concentrate around a thriving Northdale district.