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Originally Posted by Sheba
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Wouldn't the Skytrain bring more people into their business though?
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Originally Posted by misher
Density does not mean businesses fail. I don't know how that insane notion gets into peoples heads. The city could easily require that the first few floors of all high density projects be commercial. Sure the old business would have to move out but the city could require they be allowed to return under the same lease rate once the development is finished (with a ton of other conditions to protect the business). If major density increases do not occur around Broadway stations then the city will have failed everyone's expectations.
As a solution to keeping commercial nearby I totally support commercial/residential buildings. There the future and are basically everywhere for a reason. Visitor parking+elevators+the lobby is used by customers during the day then residents at night. Residents can live upstairs and go downstairs to work which reduces traffic on roads.
There are of course businesses that have to go. But in the end, thrift shops, used clothing stores, hipster places, etc. are much like rug stores...they choose the cheapest lease areas to be in and are generally not meant to be there permanently. Landlords only allow them in when they are desperate for tenants and are waiting for a better one.
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Commerical/Industrial is also great to densify Mt Pleasant and the Flats without demolishing the warehouses entirely.
Thus, I doubt Broadway and Mt. Pleasant won't be zoned mostly as mixed. There's no reason to not do it there.
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