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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
Perception is everything. I would like to apologize if you think that I was saying that Halifax isn't a real city. I am talking about how to build and plan so that the city can continue to grow and not feel like Toronto. Toronto is what happens when planning is done in a patchwork style. When the City of Toronto has a plan and North York does something different, and Scarborough has a totally different plan, and Etobicoke doesn't even want to consider any of them, you end up with the mess now. Prior to the RM of Halifax, and now the city of Halifax being formed, that is what you had. Fortunately, the population is low enough that now, as it grows, it can be in a good way and not just sprawl as far as the eye can see.
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Actually, no need to apologize. If anything I should apologize to you for going off on one of my usual tangents. I agree, and have stated that, Halifax planning should be much better than it has been. If you look back at some of the old Halifax photo threads in this forum, you will see that there was a point where Halifax had no problem taking on some very large infrastructure projects (like the rail cut, for example) that have paid off time and time again over the decades. Halifax planning lost its mojo somewhere along the line and it needs to get it back.
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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
Vancouver is a horrible example. Toronto, I agree, not too much within an hour drive. Vancouver and Halifax are closer to each other in recreation being close by. For example, the Grouse Grind is a well know hiking trail and it can be reached on a city bus. Same for skiing and diving. Toronto isn't horrible, but is is definitely a good example of what to plan Not to do.
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I have to admit that I don't know Vancouver very well. When I was there I found the traffic situation to be not very good, such as the congestion for the Lion's Gate Bridge, and the ferry situation to get to Vancouver Island. So it may not be such a great example, but I didn't find myself wishing that I lived there.
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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
It is not to reach it. It is more of what is needed to support it. What key infrastructure is 'missing' that already causes problems that if it were added, or done differently, could improve the known choke points?
So, looking at the OP, would you agree those are needed now? That those things are causing unnecessary traffic congestion?
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I've agreed all along with this.
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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
Halifax is a great city. The one bad thing about it is the crazy amount of congestion for a city of it's size. Do you love the congestion that Halifax has?
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I don't love any traffic congestion, but compared to other cities I've visited, Halifax isn't really bad. There's always room for improvement, and as I've stated we should be planning decades in advance to accommodate future population growth.
My first response was to the idea that 1 million people living in Halifax was some sort of optimal goal that we should strive for, but I realize that wasn't the intent of your original post.
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