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By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted September 25, 2012 at 01:21:44 in reply to Comment 81188
you are correct kettal, the ROW width is approx. 19.25M -- and the road (with 4 lanes) is approx. 11.25 meters.
However, the increase as stated earlier of the ROW is 26.21 meters, which is a proposed increase of 7 meters. (i.e. an increase of more than the width of 2 existing centre lanes).
This increase of ROW (3.5 meters x 2) is coming from the properties on either sides of the road -- which also will have to bear the additional brunt of standard front-yard setbacks of around 3 meters for any new building.
This makes it an increase 3.5+3 meters on either sides of the road. i.e. (3.5+3) + (3.5+3) = 13 meters total or 42.65 feet -- which is literally setting the stage for doubling the road width!
Do you think it will really matter which way the traffic is flowing when we will literally have another freaking highway in the core?
Although the Built Form Character that was once proposed in some parts of downtown appears to be very noble - we all know what exactly happened with the Stinson project on John & Main!
The problem in Hamilton is not the Planning Act, it is the perverse way our city planners choose to interpret it.
I don't think there is a conspiracy here, as I have done a fair bit of research on planning/architecture schools in Ontario viz their philosophy and curriculum etc., and I seriously doubt that any of our local schools are capable of delivering the kind of planners/designers who have the sensibilities to help shape humane and tempered cities that we all aspire for. That is the tragic reality.
Our planning department is saturated with such sensibilities, and the few exceptions who visit us from time to time - the 'divas', are simply not invested long enough in any city to make a lasting difference.
Sadly, all our local urban rejuvenation battles are being fought from behind the eighth ball.
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