Comment 39107

By Skully (anonymous) | Posted March 24, 2010 at 14:53:59

I wouldn't get too excited. My wife and I lived in Markham's "new urbanism" based Cornell development for 3 1/2 years, having been lured there by grandiose promises of cafes, shops, art galleries and services all within walking and biking distances. There were plans for "lovely patios along bustling village like main streets, parkettes on every corner and nary a car in sight". What we got were failed businesses that soon became medical offices and a desolate, car dependent suburban landscape that had zero vibrancy and was, ultimately, no different from any other cookie cutter subdivision...except of course, the garages were in the back and the houses were set right up against the road. Cornell, unfortunately, had zero substance to go with all that style.

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