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Originally Posted by Jstaleness
That seems unnecessarily spread out. I would rather see less land wasted, have more towers, and a closer situated center for townhomes, etc.
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I don't think the density is necessarily bad (not sure) but often these developments are too small to create much of a "village" feel on their own. You need some mix of density and a larger scale of development or infill in adjacent areas. Medium-sized medium-density attempted mixed-use pods of development in the suburbs end up working poorly for anything but cars, and often work poorly for the cars too.
Of course the HRM planning attitude to fret about height and density leads directly into this uncanny valley of planning in between urban and suburban that does nothing well. This is where Larry Uteck or Bedford West are.