[AuxTown]

I chose option B. I think, from the renderings at least, it seems to have the most greenspace of all the proposals. I think this is important to balance out the much more urban fabric of the retail portion of Lansdowne as well as to apease the Glebites. The wide pedestrian bridge makes it very pedestrian friendly but I worry that design features like new islands/inlets/canals make some less feasible than others. One thing that I think is important in the project that has been ignored in many of the renderings is the much-needed connection between Bank and QE. Without this connection, traffic within Lansdowne will not flow and Bank Street will have to absorb all of the retail traffic rather than splitting it between the two roads. To be honest, I would love to see any of these designs, but a big consideration needs to be cost and keeping things simple is often the best choice.