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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior
...Other bonuses include more people living near the core and rail corridors that would be freed up for use by new public transit rail lines. The new neighbourhood could be built with mixed use at higher densities and connected to the downtown with biking and transit infrastructure. I'm not from the area, so I'm not sure if all of this is possible, but it sounds like a great idea.
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It would be great to have a new area to develop down there. The main problem would be the NIMBY's living ontop of the railcut (Coun. Uteck). Having a trail to connect the boardwalk to PPP would be great. And that far down there are limited if any viewplanes and height restrictions could be relaxed. Just imagine being able to walk from Point Pleasant all the way to the Casino without going on the street. If this did happen there would be a few problems, like transportation. They railcut would have to become a very busy roadway and Terminal Road would have to be widened. Just an idea but a ferry terminal could be built here as well with connections to Herring Cove, Woodside, Burnside and the current Halifax Terminal.