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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
The article quotes a former city councilor and current #BurlOn editorial writer, Joan Little -- she often pines over traffic issues, how wrong the city's bike lane trial has been (along ONE street connected to the core) and the dangers of density. I believe her opinion is very representative of many central Burlington residents.
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IIRC, Little (who was a two-term councillor when Burlington first incorporated as a city, 40-odd years ago) lives in/near the Indian Point neighbourhood, which explains her particular gripe with the bike lane.
The density issue is funny. Burlingtonians generally want to protect all of the historic properties left in downtown, they want to preserve greenbelt and golf courses, they love amenities and hate tax increases (especially as their senior population is higher than most cities). Increased residential density seems like a handy tool to support all of those ends.
If the existing official plan allows for 4 stories or 12 upon amendment, and council is in the midst of revising that upward to a 17-storey allowance, how could they not foresee the potential for additional storeys upon amendment?