It's tremendous to see so much building going on in the city - my view is that it's much better to build places for people to live here, than having them buy houses on prime farm land cum sprawl then they have to drive everywhere. Plus increased density makes more & better transit possible, as well as car-free living. Like most, I have issues with some of the new transit being constructed and designed, but once shovels are digging, it's time to move on & critique newer plans & designs. The network effect will increase greatly once Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens, Finch West LRT too, improved GO all day service. And especially what Reece's has often identified, fare integration betwixt TTC & GO withini 416, which will be a real game changer for far flung 416 suburbs (like Long Branch, ahem).
I think that it is important to remember that after an important piece of legislation that allows better urbanism is passed. It takes time for it to produce change. I like the fact the Ontario recently abolished single-family zoning, but it will be several years before we can see it happen.
It's tremendous to see so much building going on in the city - my view is that it's much better to build places for people to live here, than having them buy houses on prime farm land cum sprawl then they have to drive everywhere. Plus increased density makes more & better transit possible, as well as car-free living. Like most, I have issues with some of the new transit being constructed and designed, but once shovels are digging, it's time to move on & critique newer plans & designs. The network effect will increase greatly once Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens, Finch West LRT too, improved GO all day service. And especially what Reece's has often identified, fare integration betwixt TTC & GO withini 416, which will be a real game changer for far flung 416 suburbs (like Long Branch, ahem).
And these things self reinforce, new density feeds the transit and new transit supports the density. Its hard to have it all at once!
I think that it is important to remember that after an important piece of legislation that allows better urbanism is passed. It takes time for it to produce change. I like the fact the Ontario recently abolished single-family zoning, but it will be several years before we can see it happen.