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Originally Posted by Keith P.
I drove past this today and now that portions appear above ground it is surprising how large it is. A very long development along South Park.
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It's a bit unusual in that it's a large development ($140M) that is not in a prominent location in terms of pedestrian traffic. It's hard to miss the Nova Centre or library, but this one is easy to miss unless you drive into downtown along Bell Road.
It's not likely but the land in this area could be so much better used, and if it were there would be a lot more activity. Imagine for example if the natural history museum were expanded and moved to the Citadel grounds next to Bell/Sackville. Then Bell Road could be realigned and there would be room to replace the Wanderer Grounds with a stadium.
The design of nearby Citadel High was a big mistake. So much development around the Commons is added haphazardly in a style that suggests that nobody knows what to do with the land. Yet it is very valuable.