The Central Square should be bound on three sides by pedestrian-only, pedestrian-scale streets. Housing can be included, but not the sole focus at-grade (i see townhouses in there?) The community Centre and theatre should have a parking garage with access directly to the 4th side of the square.
Having condo towers on a stroad, with this building just pasted next to a stroad is not good enough. Barrhaven will forever be just a mini-mall stroad hellhole.
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Originally Posted by Richard Eade
I don’t know what information the artist was working from, but I’m not seeing any higher-order transit along Chapman Mills; There is a road on each side of the tail of Line 1 (making a HUGE, intersection with Chapman Mills; yet a relatively small parking lot for a gathering spot in a car-intensive suburb.
This concept needs more thought and vision. This is a 50- to 75-year plan. Barrhaven needs facilities now and for the future, in a centralized, easy to reach place. The City needs to view this as a major city-building exercise and think MUCH BIGGER. It needs to acquire both lots and build something that is truly useful for all residents.
And, it must provide useful transit. That includes the Chapman Mills Transitway that will reach Riverside South through Barrhaven east, and service the south and west of Barrhaven. This will be a major connection point to the train. |
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