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Old Posted Jul 15, 2020, 4:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin View Post
Retail at grade helps, like this one in Kensington:https://goo.gl/maps/J3VNu1YVagk5BwmS8
In my perfect Toronto world a parking garage like this (talking about use, architecture notwithstanding) would exist somewhere near most urban subway stations and in major destination neighbourhoods such as Little Italy, West Queen West, etc. Any portion that fronts a main street would have retail but there are also plenty of opportunities behind commercial buildings, some of which is already pay public parking. In return get rid of street parking and use the curb lane for combination of patio space like is happening now during COVID and expanded pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. Traffic concerns could be largely ameliorated by adding left turn lanes at key intersections - really the curb lane is barely used as a traffic lane on most streets anyways.
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