10-21-2018, 04:20 PM
The opposition to any development and change is common among both cohorts- those who have been in the neighbourhood for a long time, and the newcomers. But your point that the newcomers are more likely to be privileged is a good one- the more recently you've arrived, the more you paid for your house or the higher your rent is, and the more you probably feel "entitled" to whatever it is you want. Among long-time residents, there is a large proportion who are accustomed to accepting change without feeling that they can influence it. They're not all like that, though.
I think the neighbourhood is in a weird situation because it is reasonably urban by the standards of a KW residential neighbourhood, but that still means its residents are largely car-dependent and operate more-or-less as suburbanites. So, for me, when I get even a whiff of a commercial development on Shanley, say, I'm elated because that's the possibility for another amenity I can walk to. That doesn't factor in for most of my neighbours, so it's all drawback, and they can't see the benefits.
I think the neighbourhood is in a weird situation because it is reasonably urban by the standards of a KW residential neighbourhood, but that still means its residents are largely car-dependent and operate more-or-less as suburbanites. So, for me, when I get even a whiff of a commercial development on Shanley, say, I'm elated because that's the possibility for another amenity I can walk to. That doesn't factor in for most of my neighbours, so it's all drawback, and they can't see the benefits.