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Originally Posted by kzt79
Look at all these new buildings... guess what? Every one of them will be full. The demand is there. I'm sorry, but not everyone can live in luxury housing downtown. Nor should we aspire to this!
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Another thing missing from the discussion all over Canada is how convenience and desirability relate to infrastructure, and transportation in particular.
I am not saying this is a good idea but if Halifax had a subway and Clayton Park were 6 stops from downtown, it would be considered a central and convenient place to live. Likewise if there were a bridge running from South Street to Armdale, Armdale would become a central neighbourhood comparable to the West End. A bridge from Point Pleasant Dr would be even more dramatic.
Nobody seems to talk about how infrastructure projects could make people's lives more convenient, particularly the lives of those who cannot afford the most central areas. Instead the whole debate seems to be short circuited ("we can't afford this", "it'll just bring more traffic", "we can't build it if it requires tearing down 5 houses", etc.). This is a big problem in Canada.