Students have more places to shop, eat and relax. Yet the closure of the CinemaStar shows to what extent success can be precarious. While new tenants are set to move in, students will have no movie theater to enjoy for a couple of months. Recently, the Riverside Credit Union was robbed, the owners of the Royal Bengal moved out and the Vice President of the UV was charged with murder.
Tenants complain about a lack of parking, soaring rents and congested streets.
Of course, on the one hand, this points to the unparalleled success of the UV and the desperate student population that needs some creative outlet. On the other hand, it points to bad management. Parking has always been a problem, both for the tenants and the students. The structure should have been built much earlier on and provided access to both students and clients. As it is, parking is extremely tight and insufficient for both categories of users.