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Originally Posted by Docere
In North York Centre (Willowdale), 61% live in 5+ storey apartments and 25% in detached houses. 46% drive to work, 42% use public transit.
It's pretty much completely postwar (built up in the 1940s/1950s) but a "downtown" has emerged. I suppose it resembles Silver Spring, Maryland in that sense.
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Yeah, I think Silver Spring, or maybe Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, would be its closest U.S. analogue. North York is a bit newer and more redeveloped, but they're similar, with the Metro stop generating massive corridor TOD, surrounded by a postwar suburban millieu. And that's pretty impressive transit ridership considering the location.
NY TOD centers are in historic cores that got enveloped by postwar expansion. Places like White Plains, Stamford, New Rochelle feel rather different (though maybe a hint of similarity with Bethesda).