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Originally Posted by Saul Goode
I'm not at all opposed to this project, but I would definitely question the viability of the proposed street-level retail component, particularly considering the lack of parking.
The Sportsplex and Dartmouth Shopping Centre parking lots will be (officially, at least) off-limits to potential patrons, and there's no street parking in the area. Foot and vehicle traffic at this very busy transportation node are highly transient - it's not exactly a pleasurable urban stroll - and I doubt the walk-up traffic would likely support anything more than a convenience store sort of operation, and maybe not even that. Even were parking easy and readily available, I don't see businesses in the building making it a shopping destination either. I mean, good luck to them, but...
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It's being built in a parking lot and the first concern you have is parking for the retail?
I have no doubt they will be able to work something into the existing lot for retail parking. The lot doesn't belong to 100% to Sportsplex as it's the primary lot for the transit terminal park and ride system as well.