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Originally Posted by Keith P.
The problem is that this is one of the busiest corners in Halifax, being the intersection of the main N/S and E/W routes. Would anyone want to pay big money to live 10 feet away from all that traffic at street level? I suspect they would be a very hard sell. Perhaps the economics of the rest of the proposal would need to be able to carry them as a loss leader, but I wonder if any developer, even the most enlightened, would be willing to do that. In the end you end up with what could be a couple of jewels next to a very ugly and unfriendly Bell Aliaint facility, with a gas station and a used car lot across the street, and some of the worst traffic in town. It just doesn't seem practical.
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It's just an intersection of some small streets (2-3 lanes) with a low speed limit. There's nothing especially bad about it. The North Street and May Street demolitions are what have degraded this area.
I think in the long run this will be a mixed use medium density neighbourhood like many others. The traffic will become less and less of an issue as electric vehicles become more common. They are quieter and less polluting.