Regent Park Case Study

Regent park is currently being renovated by Toronto Community Housing, the largest social housing provider in Toronto. They hope to make it a larger, more socially active community, even expecting about 10,000 new residents to move in by the end of the project. The Regent Park Revitalization is an opportunity for Toronto Community Housing to build a vibrant, mixed-income community.

First of all, by the end of the project, there will be more commercial areas. Adding in commercial areas, such as Rogers, RBC and FreshCo, will definitely help Regent Park grow economically and therefore, socially. The more commercial areas there are in a community, the more jobs there will be available, and the more jobs there are, the more likely it is for people outside of Regent Park to enter the neighborhood. With more people from outside of the community coming in, it won’t be as closed off as it was in the past and the neighborhood will prosper on a social aspect. This will also allow residents to get the resources they need faster. Instead of having to go out of the neighborhood, most likely using their car, they can just quickly walk to the store and buy whatever it is they need. This not only makes it easier for the residents to access food/stores, but it’s environmentally friendly too. …show more content…
This will help the residents execute Jane Jacob’s “Eyes on the street”. This will help everyone in the community to look after each other, eliminate danger, and simply make everyone feel safer. Considering that in the 1980s and beyond, crime, drug use and poverty were defining issues in Regent Park, residents will definitely want to make sure their families will be able to live as safely as