09-14-2017, 12:28 PM
(09-14-2017, 11:46 AM)jamincan Wrote: I guess the problem is that the built-form in the R&T park is not conducive toward people using transit. So even though LRT comes within the vicinity of the offices there, people are less likely to use it to access the area due to the poor built form. It's a bit of a chicken and egg scenario, though. Once you have higher-order transit, it's far more likely that development will occur at a density and in a form that is going to foster transit. On the other hand, without the proper built form, it's far less likely that transit use will increase to a point that would normally justify rapid-transit.
You are of course correct. However, my complaint about the built form in the park is actually independent of transit. I claim the built form is bad for everybody. If the buildings were built continuously along the street with parking behind, walking from one to the next would be easy even if walking anywhere outside of the park was unlikely due to distance. I have similar complaints about some shopping areas which are not conveniently laid out for anybody, including the car drivers who are most of their customers.