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Originally Posted by terrynorthend
This is a great developing area. It will look even better with Monaghan Two and The new towers on the corner next to Superstore.
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In the wider neighbourhood there's also Midtown North, and then the older Gladstone development.
It's interesting to look at some of the old proposals and developments here to see how dramatically prospects have improved along this corridor. Not long ago the suburban-style Shoppers went up and at one point there was a gas station proposed for the Young and Windsor site.
Development along this corridor seems to make a lot more sense than building in Clayton Park or Dartmouth. The residents will make this area more vibrant but they'll also be more inclined to use transit and go downtown to shop. They will be a huge net win in terms of tax base vs. servicing costs for the city.
I wish improved transit around the peninsula were on the radar, rather than just service for existing suburban commuters who live in neighbourhoods that are not transit-friendly. It's fine to talk about commuter rail to Bedford but densities and infill potential are subpar along that corridor. On the other hand there is tremendous potential along a hypothetical Robie-Young corridor. It wouldn't take much investment to build a streetcar system or a system of dedicated bus lanes to serve the main parts of the peninsula and move tens of thousands of people around conveniently, and the federal government is in the process of handing out money for transit.
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