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Originally Posted by Taeolas
On a different topic entirely, has anyone been out to Douglas recently? It feels like that area is really growing with suburbia. It feels to me that it may be reaching critical mass for another commercial node. At the very least maybe another Tims or something might be appropriate to add to the highway, maybe around the Hope City church? or maybe closer to Chopper Rods. Basically soemwhere on the 105, west of Sunset Drive.
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I've said over and over that Fredericton shouldn't go zoning a
new suburban commercial district until even a single one of Main, Union, or 2NC are built out. I can see maybe encouraging neighborhood retail along Clements Drive, something akin to 523 Canterbury. Any serious multi-unit commercial there will only drive further residential development in the area, much of which is outside the 2041 Growth Boundary set out in the Municipal Plan (we have a good plan, let's try actually following it) and even outside the city limit, which should be avoided at all costs. A bus route and a good trail are the only things the area has going for it as a hub of any sort as there are virtually no multi-unit buildings, the only road is two lanes with no room for expansion, and all the nice waterfront land is taken up by single family houses despite all being within 1-2 blocks of the road.
Brookside West was chosen as the largest area for future development because it already has much of the necessary infrastructure, road layouts are already chosen and the Brookside Mall is already a hub.