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Originally Posted by josh_cat_eyes
I love how boomers think everything is socialism now lol. Trudeau? Socalist. CBC, Communist. Authoritarianism? Communist. 15 minute cities? Socialist. Covid-19? Communist. Do you even know the definition of these terms? Read a damn book and turn off the mainstream media.
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I don't think
sailor734 was espousing or promoting a right wing reaction to a "15 minute city." He was just honestly wondering why smaller cities like Moncton are suddenly moving to skyscraper development when there is so much vacant land in the core that multiple medium sized buildings could be built instead. It was an honest question. I am confident he is not anti-skyscraper, nor do I think he believes in any worldwide intelligentsia conspiracies forcing us to live in downtown commie blocks.
In any event, I think Moncton should promote height and density especially south of Main Street, and along East Main becuase the city is continuing to grow, and, probably all of those oceanic parking lots downtown will likely be built upon in 30 years or so. We should build the skyscrapers now to maximize downtown density for the long term, rather than accepting a slew of 5-6 storey midrises now, only to regret in 30 years time that all the land is gone, and there is no place for additional vertical growth.
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