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Originally Posted by Boris2k7
I'll give a little bit of leeway for the fact that the multifamily in some communities hasn't started yet, but I fail to see how a handful of condos wedged into a single phase make the rest of the community any less deplorable. Yes, the density will go up overall, but the design is still terrible. Even Walden, which I like a lot more than most new communities (it already has more condos and semi-detached homes in its first few phases than many mature communities) has an awful layout.
Suburban growth isn't necessarily sprawly but almost universally is anyways.
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Some of new suburban growth in Saskatoon has high density than older more establish subdivisions. There is a real move towards a mix of multi-family, and single family. In comparison to what was being built 15 years ago there is even a focus on central squares with mixed use (commercial/residential).
Willowgrove is one example:
http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Comm...ntialLots/Willowgrove/Pages/default.aspx
Evergreen is another example:
http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/Land/ResidentialLots/Pages/Evergreen.aspx
Having the city as the developer of the community may provide a more balanced focus for how the community is laid out. I think they should be doing more around the concept of an urban village but it is an improvement from what was happening in years past.
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