Regent Park: Past Or Future?

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Regent park used to be very violent , many criminal activities used to occur within that community , there were many drug and crime activities which made many individuals within the community feel very threatened and unsafe,many individuals just never felt secure .Also the homes within these community were not as apeeling and they are not like our modern day infrastructure, but that was the past! Now are future. Regent park has deal with its both positive and negative aspects , see Regent park is becoming more sustainable with things a community needs to do well with developing smart growth , example regent park is developing more facilities which brings many individuals within the community together also they are developing things like

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