It is interesting to compare two of the recent zoning change proposals in Westview [“City considers residential development projects,” April 18].
The one for an apartment building in the commercially zoned site on Franklin Avenue offers a very quiet site a full block from Joyce Avenue with dual access to Franklin and Alberta Avenue, ample parking, nice walking areas and easy access to Joyce via Glacier or Field streets. This is a well thought out and logical idea.
By contrast, the 12-unit development proposed at the corner of Joyce and Westview Avenue seems less appealing. With one access for 12 families a few metres from one of the most troublesome intersections in town, the word shoehorn comes to mind.
The current zoning for one and two-family units would allow two duplexes on these lots. This seems entirely appropriate for the location and is consistent with the existing neighbourhood west of Joyce, and where surrounding infrastructure is already sufficiently challenged.
Ted Crossley
Hammond Street
