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Originally Posted by SidetrackedSue
I have problems with no vehicle parking.
In these sort of developments I feel there should be 3 places, preferable one reserved for Communauto and the others for visitors and/or loading. There's no handy place for an Uber to wait for a pickup.
I sit in my building lobby (granted much larger) and watch a steady stream of deliveries. Where will repair people park? Where will home-care providers park? If the stated goal is age-in-place we need a spot for those making that happen to park. The fact there is an elevator in the building instead of a walkup makes me think the demographic is actually older people, and not young adults.
The views for some of the residents will be lovely but it will be a wasteland to live in. This is not a 15 minute walkable neighbourhood. Everything will be by bus or bike. It is over 2km to the Loblaws/Walmart for groceries, along wind-swept, shade-free Baseline. Much further to a library. No nearby entertainment and only a couple of restaurants. (Medical care, given the difficulty in getting a family doctor can no longer be considered part of a walkable neighbourhood, mine is 35km away and not on transit.)
BTW: I'm not impressed with the attention to detail on the drawings, either.
This development will be at Baseline ROAD and Lexington STREET.
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The development includes a pickup/loading spot and there is available street parking in the neighbourhood behind if its really required.
The farm that creates the views also creates the windswept nature of baseline. As for shade eventually the buildings will provide that.
This is as close as ones going to get to a 15 minute neighbourhood without massive intensification of the area, and thats only going to happen if the city actually allows housing to be built. So how about a little less "no because" and a little more "yes &"....
Also, as for what kind of 15 min neighbourhood it really isn't that bad aslong as your not expecting Box store size retail in a community....
1. Housing of all types- Has minimal amounts, mostly low density, to which this and other projects will change slowly
2. Retail, Commercial, & health services - Farmer pick for a grocery store, Multiple plazas within walking distance. Mostly just missing a doctors office but thats not going to change anytime soon for any neighbourhood.
3. Public services - Tomlinson family foundation clubhouse, but really area not dense enough for much more as those services exist already just outside of that 15 minute circle
4. Schools - Multiple elementary schools nearby & a highschool, daycare just outside of 15 minutes
5. Parks and greenspace - the farm, fletcher wildlife garden, lexington park
6. sustainable mobility - BRT upgrade comes with bikelanes and POW has them already
As for the development, looks good to me, wish this would have been carbon copied up and down baseline instead of duplexes that have been built recently.
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