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Originally Posted by king10
I feel you’re over exaggerating with the every other City in the country comment. The same sentiment on tall builds is shared in neighboring communities of Oakville and Burlington as well as others across the country.
The private gated community comment is off the mark IMO. The majority of people want smart growth which includes tall buildings in the appropriate areas(downtown). Not height for the sake of height in suburbs that lack the needed transit connections.
Also Hamilton isnt shrinking. Its population grew in the last census and is expected to continue to grow. And if the comment makes reference to grow up in terms of tall buildings, that is also happening as its top 10 tallest looks to be over 50% new builds in the next 5 years.
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I don't think Burlington and Oakville have ever once popped into my mind when I'm referring to the 'other cities' in Canada. I'm talking actual, real cities and their immediate suburbs.
Burnaby BC along Hwy 1:
Mississauga 81 storeys:
Laval, QC:
Vaughan, ON:
Freaking Grimsby:
Scarborough:
The list goes on and on where suburban regions in Canada, some with good transit, some that are mostly car-dependant are seeing high density living. Hamilton's do-nothing, small town mindset is to oppose density instead of improve transit. You get the city you plan for...and we continue to plan for 100% cars without a peep from all these whiny NIMBYs.
This Stoney Creek site is one of the easiest in the city to connect to the city's B-Line and GO Train network. It's all right there on the other side of the QEW. But instead of extend transit by a few thousand metres, we let the whiners keep everything car-dependant.