Cycling in Waterloo Region

[ijmorlan]

If climate were a significant factor, ripping the roof off the Shops at Don Mills would have been a failure.

I don’t think ripping the roof off was the key factor. Do I recall correctly that they tore down a failing mall and built a number of separate blocks, which are now doing reasonably well? Clearly they changed lots of things about the layout. It simply isn’t credible that the reason for the resurgence is that there isn’t a roof anymore. If that were true, why do the stores have roofs at all? What is a vestibule for? Why do cars have roofs and window glass? Why do we bother with shelter at all?