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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Open your eyes, and you will see.
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Sweet comeback man ... Doesn't sound like a very solid argument to me ...
I've gotta say I'm with HarbingerDe on this one. While they shouldn't have spent so long in the planning lollygagging with this one, and the ultimate success of the project will depend on the built form of the buildings that eventually occupy the space, this is certainly a positive change. Having so much wasted space in the central business district of a fast growing city was absolutely a blight in numerous ways.
This goes with out saying the district energy solutions, upgrades to utilities, etc. opportunity when re-grading a large area like this should provide a substantial benefit to utility reliability in the area.
I think the one missed opportunity within this project was to incorporate a below-grade (cut/cover tunnel) priority bus corridor through barrington. Could have set the stage for an eventual transit tunnel of the entire barrington st. corridor.
Off-topic, but it cracked me up seeing people on facebook replying to haligonia.ca's post, furiously decrying the closure of barrington for the regrading work and that they'll "avoid downtown at all costs". I think such folk ought to really reflect if that actually want to live in a city, or if they ought to find a more *bucolic* environment (see: stroads, car dependent suburbs, dearth of stress-level interaction characteristic of our suburban centres).
TL;DR +1 in favour of cogswell redevelopment, here.