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Originally Posted by Beedok
Am I the only one who despises grand boulevards? They're a horrible thing that damages the urban fabric of an area, especially ones like that one beside the canal which just sticks too scars beside each other cutting the CBD off from Bytown. Small narrow streets are best.
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The ones beside the canal, and all other parkways running beside the rivers, are pretty dismal. Waste of space and waste of valuable waterfront , although not much could be done with the Rockliffe Parkway between the escarpment down to the river and a cliff on one end and the Rockliffe Airport on the other. I also think that the MacDonald Parkway is actualy useful, though the NCC should let the City build its rapid transit trench and sell the air rights to developers for medium density.
As for grand boulevards; it depends on the execution but it is still a bit of an outdated concept IMO.