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Originally Posted by alps
Why would a boom in this area be desirable at this time? I find all this bridge talk strange for a forum normally into intensification of the city core.
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Growth of a city is about providing people choice - choice to live in the city, in the suburbs or in a rural area.
For me; growing up in Halifax, I lived in Fairview. When I got my own place, I lived on Lady Hammond Road and downtown and I would live downtown again if I moved back, or even in a renovated house in Fairview.
I think what people are saying in this particular thread is that it's not just about talking about smart growth or densification of the inner city - it's also about moving people in a smart way. These connections will create more places to live in the suburbs, no doubt in that - but it may not be another sprawling community of single detached houses.
The regional plan will be coming up for renewal in 2021 (as it has to be in effect by 2026 to replace the current) and I really hope they reconsider 25% of the growth in the core and bump it up - but that will require more connections in and out.
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