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Originally Posted by logan5
More importantly though, the 1000's of new residents that will occupy the Viaduct Lands will reignite our oldest and greatest neighbourhood - the DTES. This neighbourhood is destined to be the cultural heart of our city, in large part because of the viaduct removal.
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All of which could be achieved with the viaducts in place. It's just that the CoV has an agenda and absolutely no imagination. Go to Europe and you'll see how viaducts (some of which are way more obstructive than the ones we have) don't have to be an impediment to a vibrant neighbourhood.
What is being proposed will make this area even more of a dead zone than with the viaducts in place. An 8-lane arterial road (no doubt with a bland grassy median) and vast expanses of boring grass-field parks, residential with little or no commercial components, and unimaginative architecture will ensure that this area is anything but a vibrant community. It'll just be another (probably even more boring and sterile) largely residential neighbourhood.
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