Postby twincitizen » March 11th, 2024, 2:27 pm
Every time I drive down 'far east' Lake Street (east of 36th Ave?) I ponder why there isn't more happening. The household incomes in the surrounding area are stronger than other parts of Lake, but the population density is low. There are good bones in place with a grocery store and a nice variety of restaurants, pubs, and coffee shops. There's even a few businesses that present as hip enough to help attract new residents (Dogwood, Milkweed, Bungalow Club, Hi-Lo, etc.) There's plenty of land to develop without the need to tear down much of anything. I'm sure development will come to this stretch of Lake eventually, but it needs a spark to get things going.
I doubt the B Line will be much of a direct factor in that renaissance, with the only stations being at 44th and 36th Ave. aBRT is unlikely to have much development effect beyond 1/4-mile from stations. 36th is already a pretty strong business node. 44th certainly has lots of capacity for growth