Comment 98974

By krist (registered) - website | Posted March 22, 2014 at 23:51:19

Thanks for the write up Jason A., this is an excellent summary of the meeting.

Jason L., I openly hinted that this location be targeted as a hub for the bike share, and Councillor McHattie echoed that others had this in mind as well.

I think that it is important that those who are insisting that this is nimbyism be informed that this is a development that residents were excited for. We wanted this to be an example of how mixed-use commercial space can be used as positive urban intensification. Instead, we're left with a gigantic parking lot-66 spaces. A parking lot that is designed to potentially steer traffic onto 2 quiet residential streets (Hunt and Breadlebane). The Tim Hortons driveway flows directly adjacent to Hunt Street in this design, which is everything our neighbours were against.

Shoppers knew this. They saw that the Strathcona Secondary Plan would deny this format of the development. They took it to the OMB so that it would remove the future potential of public input.

As for Tim Hortons, the franchisee also operates the Fortinos' Plaza sit-down restaurant. This is why they are unwilling to have this unit be sit-down. Forces our community to have to navigate a terrible intersection for pedestrians, King and Dundurn. At least my love for ice cream won't be bringing me into their store anymore (alas, I enjoyed the Coldstone Creamery too much).

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