04-22-2018, 08:49 PM
Food desert is sort of a defined term, and I don't think the neighbourhood would qualify. But you're right that there are few options right in the neighbourhood, and of course you have to go at least as far as Victoria, King or Weber (and there still isn't that much on the relevant stretches of those streets). I could probably write a pretty exhaustive list without a lot of thought, and I'd be proving your point: there aren't that many choices.
When I commented a ways back about transit service in Mount Hope, someone talked about how he couldn't see "old" Mount Hope residents caring about having a bus route or not. And I think that's true. You and I want amenities and options in the neighbourhood, and know that that means development. But, frankly, a lot of my neighbours seem perfectly happy to drive everywhere, no matter how near or far. They see no upside to new development.
When I commented a ways back about transit service in Mount Hope, someone talked about how he couldn't see "old" Mount Hope residents caring about having a bus route or not. And I think that's true. You and I want amenities and options in the neighbourhood, and know that that means development. But, frankly, a lot of my neighbours seem perfectly happy to drive everywhere, no matter how near or far. They see no upside to new development.