Parking in Waterloo Region

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Probably because it serves the dual purpose of redeveloping an area the city has no allegiance to, while giving an area where you could actually, you know, build something, as a defense against nothing-but-3-storeys anywhere else.

I'm actually starting to wonder what the point of Tall Building Urban Design Guidelines are if the downtown area is going to be almost devoid of the ability to build them, unless they're in an oasis of flat land.