Comment 103857

By jason (registered) | Posted August 10, 2014 at 11:42:02 in reply to Comment 103843

I'm actually quite a fan of that small development on Charlton Ave. A great use of old brownfield land, adding nice living spaces with direct access to the rail trail. Not sure I've ever heard the word 'tower' associated with 6 stories. lol Atlanta is currently seeing much development like this along their Beltline...a fantastic active transportation corridor linking different areas of the city. I would love to see us do the same. We are great at talking the talk on active transpo options, but never actually following through. We are also very good at recreation bike/walking trails, but horrible at building them into everyday life and commuting. This project will allow residents to ditch the car and do plenty of biking and walking. And hopefully adding more needed residents will allow the discussed cafe plans by Harry Stinson to move forward someday. Mid-neighoburhood gathering spots and coffee shops are a great sign that the population is active and can support it. I like what I'm seeing in that area with the recently approved condos on Charlton a bit further west, the Lifesaver condo proposal, Stinson lofts, this new project and a soon to be announced apartment building next to the Claremont Access on Charlton at the Corktown Park entry to the rail trail. Maybe Hamilton is finally going to start to add good density in neighbourhoods and corridors that encourage modes of travel other than the car.

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