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21 Weber St W + 149-151 Ontario St N | 20 fl | Proposed
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(09-21-2019, 11:47 PM)Bjays93 Wrote: Wait so this project is going to have no parking? I’m not saying that’s a bad idea per se, but is there anywhere else that has done this? Are there any large buildings in a place like Toronto with absolutely no parking at all?

Yep, Toronto has a few, and there even on the new builds with parking most units don't have a parking space. I'm reading 30% having parking is becoming the norm in downtown Toronto. There's also a recent high rise in Calgary with no parking. 

(09-22-2019, 09:37 PM)tomh009 Wrote: It's not so much that they expect everyone to take transit, but they are leveraging the city parking garage that is a block away at Ontario and Duke, which has significant spare capacity.

I'm not sure about that. I think expectation is definitely that 90%+ of residents won't have a car. The Duke/Ontario garage actually regularly has a waiting list for monthly parking passes. It's Charles/Benton, KPL, and Market garages that have lots of extra space, but they're further away.

There's already lots of units in DTK without parking, so it doesn't seem unreasonable. I already feel like most people I know that live in DTK don't have a car. Some use car share, but a lot just take transit, walk, or cycle everywhere.
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RE: 21 Weber St W + 149-151 Ontario St N | 20 fl | Proposed - by taylortbb - 09-23-2019, 12:40 AM

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