Data Presentation and Analysis
Area 1.1
Table 1.1
Aldergridge; Cedarway to Minoru
Figure 1.1 – One of the Larger stores in the area
Figure 1.2 – Tim Horton’s beside the stores
Map 1.1- There are many stores surrounding the Tim Hortons
As we can see, in this area on Alderbridge Way; Cedar bridge way to Minoru blvd, there are only stores(Table 1.1). In this area there are mainly stores that are either outlets or they sell painting equipment, but there is also a store that sells household furniture. To possibly be convenient for the shoppers there is a Tim Horton’s (Figure 1.2) located with this stores, attracting customers to either come to Tim Horton’s and then look as the stores or attract the store customers to buy something from Tim Horton’s as well. The times that the stores open (Data Table 1.1) are during the peak hours where people venture through Richmond to buy things.
From the time we had been researching the area there were no pedestrians seen to be walking about the area, there were no sidewalks here which could suggest the fact that when this area was developed, the area was not meant for people to walk into, but instead to drive into. Due to the lack of sidewalks we counted up to 170 cars driving either into the small mall or driving by, even though this road is not incredibly busy. Although there are not sidewalks, the area here is located close by the Lansdowne, which could have resulted in people that were at Lansdowne walking a five to ten minute walk to this mall. Also the road that this mall was developed on Is a road that many drivers in order to drive from Lansdowne or other areas towards Richmond Center allowing more people to take notice of these stores and possibly shopping there.
Area 1.2
Table 1.2
Lansdowne; Minoru Blvd to No 3 Road
Figure 1.3 – Small mall; Hoegler is to the right of photo
Map 1.2
As can be seen in this area there are shops mainly focused on service type shops (Table 1.2) , such as Hoeglers (Figure 1.3). In this area the land use is mainly used for services and there are no residential buildings in the same area meaning that a majority of Richmond’s service shops ranging from auto service to medical services.
Area 1.3
Table 1.3
Westminister Hwy; Minoru Blvd to No 3 Road
Figure 1.4 – High Rise in Richmond
Figure 1.5 – London drugs is one of the services offered near the high rise
In this area, there can be seen that there are a variety of restaurants, and service shops (Figure 1.5, Table 1.3) are placed in this area. There is a high rise (Figure 1.4) which is placed right beside the services and restaurants allowing the residents easy access to a majority of the items that they would need to either purchase to find. Also across the road is Richmond Center which means that the residents also have easy access to the City Center which is the CBD area of Richmond. This would mean that the prices for the apartments on each floor would have high prices meaning that it is in the Peak Value Land Intersection.
Map 1.3
Area/Table 1.4
Westminster Hwy; No 3 Road to Cooney Road
Figure 1.6- One of the stores in this area
Figure 1.7 – One of the malls in this area
As you can see, in this area there are many businesses (Table 1.4) such as stores (Figure 1.6) and malls (Figure 1.7), and not as many residents. This would mean that this is one of Richmond’s business districts. Also there is also the fact that people are not only able to get goods from the stores but also eat at the restaurants or acquire an education in specific stores for a specific trade. This would make the buildings in the area have a higher cost to rent or buy. This is due to the fact that in this area to run another business would mean to increase the focus of consumer goods. Although it allows the residents that would come to have easier access to many more different types of specific goods, it will in turn cause the businesses to have a harder time to “fight” for their goods to be bought
Map 1.4
Area 1.5
Table 1.5
Saba Road; No 3 Road to Cooney Road
Figure 1.8 – High Rises near Shops
Figure 1.9 – Shops on the intersection
Map 1.5
In this area it can be seen that this is generally where the residential area has a focused point. The high rises are as tall as twelve floors and right beneath them and around there are shops (Table 1.5) and the Richmond Public Market is just around the corner. With this the prices of the of the residential area is boosted up an incredible amount due to the fact that there is such easy access to all the things a person would need. An even Richmond center is just two blocks away.
Are 1.6
Table 1.6
Cook Road; Cooney Road to Cook Gate
Figure 2.0 – Sherwood Elms is one of the townhouses on this road.
Figure 2.1 – William Cook Elementary School is the school in this area.
Figure 2.2 – The Construction in this area; the foundation is in progress of being processed.
As you can see, in this area there are only 4 types of buildings (Table 1.6). All of the buildings here look as if they were middle income housing, townhouse (Figure 2.0) or other buildings. We can also see that there is construction (Figure 2.2) taking place which means that the development in this area is still going through the process. With the school (Figure 2.1) near these houses and townhouses we can predict that the price of living in this area requires a middle class income, due to the fact that the shopping centers and other resources are not too close and the quality of the housing we can also safely say that the housing in this area will not be too expensive.
Map 1.6
Area 1.7
Table 1.7
Cook Road; No 3 Road to Cooney Road
Figure 2.3 – Staples is located close to Richmond center
Figure 2.4 – Adult store that is also located close to Residential Area
In this area, there are mainly stores, restaurants and services (Table 1.7). Close to Richmond center these stores are able to attract many customers also because it is very close to a main road (No 3 Road), which would be very good for stores (Figure 2.3). Also there is entertainment which is located on the side that is close to the residential area. Although this shop (Figure 2.4) is designed for adults, there is some sort of entertainment shop in the area, which we did not see as much in the previous areas we have discussed.
Map 1.7
Area 1.8
Table 1.8
Granville Ave; Cooney Road to Garden City Road
Figure 2.5 – The High Rise in the area, up to 14 floors located at the intersection
Figure 2.6 – Richmond’s Electric Power Lot
Figure 2.7- One of the townhouses in the area
Figure 2.8- The Construction site located at the intersection
Figure 2.9 – A sign showing the transformation of one street onto another
As you can see, this specific area has a large variety of everything (table 1.8). There is a range of construction (Figure 2.8), Townhouses (figure 2.7), to high rises (figure 2.5). The high rises and townhouses in this area should be pretty expensive due to the fact that they are located near a very busy street allowing an easier access to nearly everything in Richmond, and it is also pretty close to the CBD area. But a point which might have brought down the price is the fact that everything is located close around the electrical power lot (Figure 2.6).
Map 1.8
Table 1.9
For the traffic in Richmond, they are usually directed to places closer to the CBD area. In the whole of Richmond there are not many motorcycles that are seen, instead there is a large number of people driving cars. We were able to encounter a large amount of buses in the areas either quite close to the CBD area or the residential areas. Trucks were seen to be everywhere throughout Richmond but Taxis were rarely seen in a majority of the areas except for Granville.
For pedestrians we are able to see that people are obviously walking everywhere, but unless there are sidewalks made for them, they will be rarely seen in that area. Also, because of the affordability of cars and easy accessibility to them, throughout Richmond, bikers are not seen as often as you would think. Only areas that are close to the CBD area where high rises are located, will bikers be seen more often.
Conclusion
In Richmond we can see that the CBD is generally where we have the Peak value Land Intersections. This is most likely due to the fact that the sphere of influence of the City center plays a great effect on Richmond. Therefore more and more high rises are in progress of being built close to the city center allowing the people in Richmond to have easy access to many things that they would need, such as groceries, electronic or even furniture. With the Construction near the CBD areas we can also see that the city is still developing, but as stated before, Richmond is mainly focused around the CBD where the recreational activities such as Golf are positioned in areas where there are more open space which is farther away from the CBD area.
For the businesses in Richmond we can see that we have a large amount of services such as medical services or other things that would include banking, or law firms. We also have a large amount of restaurants as well as well as residential areas. With all of this we can acknowledge that Richmond is quite developed, and the quality of life in Richmond is quite high.
Also with the sky train that is currently being built Richmond will further develop due to the fact that there will be many more people that have a much more easier access to Richmond’s stores and wholesales allowing Richmond’s economy itself to develop to a higher level, and also allow Richmond center’s sphere of influence grow even greater. The shopping industry of Richmond would be allowed to expand reaching towards more residential areas allowing easy access to consumer goods for all residents of Richmond.
With this Richmond land values will also increase, causing the townhouses’, apartments’ and especially houses’ prices to be increased to a larger number.
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