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Originally Posted by HarbingerDe
If we're not increasing density, where do you propose all these new single-family detached home neighborhoods go? And whose tax dollars will fund them? The suburbs are already MASSIVELY subsidized by everybody who lives in the denser city center.
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I live in the mid-suburbs... Lawrencetown area to be precise. I just moved here, and one of the things that surprised me was how in demand my smaller house in Cole Harbour was for young families.
We made the decision to move out here for two reasons:
- I retired, so I wanted to slow down (even though for the next couple of years I need to take my kids into town for school, for a reasons)
- my partners parents are going into a basement suite we are building
The first thing I learned is that people out here don't realize:
- how privileged they are... they complain about everything, especially roads
- how subsidized they are; they don't seem to have any idea how much those roads cost, who pays for them, and why HRM was actually amalgamated (there was reason why the province put pressure on).
I am absolutely in favor of letting people who live in the higher density cores to decide how they want those cores to develop, and spend money to make it so. Which means less cars, more transit, and more active transportation.
By the way, I went down town last night for supper at Queens Marque. Parked in Purdies Wharf for $9, five minute walk, no real traffic problems even in the construction zone, nice patio, and people watching... all in all, a pleasant experience. As others have said, if it isn't for you, go to Dartmouth Crossing. There are three mirror chains right next to each other with great big parking lots, have at it.