Comment 91564

By jason (registered) | Posted August 29, 2013 at 22:35:58

Great comments here folks. I should add that most of these ideas are ones that I'd love to see taken city-wide. Obviously our poorest neighbourhoods with the most dangerous streets, fewest trees and virtually zero public spaces gain much of the attention when it comes to ideas like this - and rightfully so. It's a disgrace how we've ignored the central lower city for decades. But many of these ideas should be taken all across the city. I'm always perplexed at why we aren't nurturing a vibrant little commercial hub on Upper Wellington from Concession to Fennel. It's a very human-scaled strip that could be a heart for that neighbourhoods with local shops, cafes etc.... instead we insist on 4 speeding lanes of traffic and scrawny trees that were plopped into metal grates and are all dying now.

I mean, look at this great streetscape to work with: http://goo.gl/maps/nzOhj Reminds me of this: http://goo.gl/maps/qXSsr Belmont St in Portland - largely low density residential neighbourhood, but the commercial activity is encouraged with street parking, slow traffic, bike parking etc.....

Or Cannon near Ottawa. Could be a great neighbourhood node instead of a 4-lane thoroughfare: http://goo.gl/maps/FL7cp

Why are we so utterly horrid at simply 'being a city'? These are perfect spots for neighbourhood hubs with retail activity, fun sidewalks with places to sit, street trees, small patios etc.....

The entire city will benefit when we can convince city council that we actually like living in a city, and we want to be a city.

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