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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
There needs to be something to put there (a viable proposal) before they an be removed. Same with any parking lot in any inner city. Parking lots wouldn't be there if they weren't the more economically viable choice. For better or worse, that is how capitalism works.
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- The problem of surface parking in Moncton has reached a critical point, with city council refusing a recent application for yet another lot. There is considerable public pressure beginning to develop for new parking structures in the core so that existing surface lots can be replaced.
- In particular, Slate Properties (which owns the Blue Cross Centre, the large brick building to the right in the first image) wants to expand their property, and is working on a plan for a new adjacent enclosed parking facility, partly funded by the city, with some public parking, to also include an office expansion.
- There are plans to redevelop some of the surface parking in the core. The redevelopment of Downing Street (just to the left of the Blue Cross Centre), will see Downing turned into an urban boulevard, but remaining a low speed mixed vehicular/pedestrian thoroughfare (like Argyle in Halifax), which can be closed to vehicular traffic for special events and festivals. Along Downing are plans for a relocated city library and city market, as well as a new condo/apartment tower.
Here's a render of the proposal.
Between the widening of Downing, and the construction of the new buildings, this will eat up about half of the surface parking lot behind Assumption Place.
This is Downing Street now (a one way mixed pedestrian/vehicular connector between Main Street and the riverfront).
And this is the plan. Note that Downing will widen as it heads south towards the riverfront.
If this project proceeds as envisioned, it will be transformative for the east end of the downtown core.
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