Development Opportunities

The Valentine neighborhood has great spaces for redevelopment and with the right planning ideas, this area can thrive. One thing to improve is the transit that is available in the area. It can be easy to depend on a car when public transit is not easily accessible. Redeveloping the site to make it more comfortable and welcoming for people to walk will be very beneficial to help reduce car dependency. Changing Southwest Trafficway to make it less daunting will also be favorable. This area is very big and has a lot of land to work with. Creating plenty of affordable and less than market rate housing in this area will be a crucial aspect for Valentine. With Penn Valley being in walking distance, having affordable housing and being able to increase the density will attract people. Along with the Brownes Irish Marketplace, there can be room to add more commercial buildings so people don’t have to travel as far. It’s important that the right type of housing and commercial buildings are in these spaces so the Valentine neighborhood can thrive for years to come and not just rise and fall.

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