While some say that money and pride are there to save the Ward, others point-out the slow but steady destruction that absentee landlords are inflicting on the neighborhood housing stock and the lethargy that comes with the many large land owners who are waiting to cash in on the rising land prices. Thus the foundation for the JWEC Project was problematic. Very few had their home computers and public access sites were limited. This continues to be a case of a few residents visioning and seeking political and financial support. The community as a whole was never polled.
Tools are available which enable the design process to be carried out regardless of geography.
Multi user collaborative virtual environments are being developed where planners, architects and designers can log on anywhere in the world and share in a CAD based design scenario. These tools provide a glimpse of the future of the planning system, a digital planning system. We often combined traditional design and data gathering processes for Internet access. As a file, it may be too large to load quickly. Again, e-mail was used to register for the project.