Opinion: You can’t build a neighbourhood by displacing your neighbours
By the 551 Riverdale Tenant Association When you look out your window, are you able to see your neighbours? Canadian-American writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs suggested that this quality of “eyes upon the street” was key to understanding what made city neighbourhoods like ours thrive. We’ve been thinking about this a lot, ever since we were told of plans to demolish our townhouse community at 551 Riverdale Avenue. More than 20 households in…