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Originally Posted by DigitalNinja
The number 9 goes close to PPP
And using the argument about traveling to find parkland, when they want to just extend existing parkland is not a very good argument, what they need is more small parks not lots of big ones.
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Originally Posted by fenwick16
The Province likely has intentions of developing it into an expanded health care facility which is just as important as more green space. I agree that there should be a good mix of parkland and urban land that can be developed. But restrictive height controls and excessive parkland does lead to a more spread out city that means more commuting for the residents. I think that there is a great deal of parkland in the HRM that is not well utilized. How about having easier access to McNab's Island and George's Island (hopefully George's Island will be ready in the next couple of years). Also having better access to Point Pleasant Park would be a plus (I don't think that there is a direct route from downtown).
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It's fortunate that Manhattan had the will to protect it's parkland regardless of the money to be made, otherwise there'd be little or no Central Park. They could have built big sprawling schools and hospitals and bus shelters on it but someone long ago had the good sense and vision not to.
The Halifax Commons is hardly a big park anymore. We'll likely regret having built things on it once the Phil Paceys of this city are safely locked away in retirement homes or insane asylums and large towers are finally allowed to rise.
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