[MichaelS]

One quibble with your line of thinking. Unless it IS high density mixed use towers, serving the area with LRT is overkill. I totally agree that we will see lots more low-midrise development along the centre street corridor (it is happening already), but feel this type of density is better served by a different, more affordable style of transportation infrastructure. Be it a street car, or just something as simple as separate bus lanes for the routes 3 and 301.

It is similar to Malcolm Tucker's post a little earlier in this thread where he talked about the bedsheet, and placing heavier objects in it. You can create "volume" by placing a few heavy objects in it, to create 2-3 very deep pockets. Or, you can create the same volume with multiple smaller objects, spaced evenly along the corridor.

Due to the spacing distances of LRT stations (an effective LRT line at least), you would need to have the very concentrated densities right around the station (high rise) to make it worth while. I think that would be very difficult to achieve in the Centre Street Corridor (south of Beddington at least).

The low-mid rise density is happening (very glad to see), but can be serviced more affordably with a different type of infrastructure in my opinion. Same outcome, different tool.