09-27-2016, 06:57 PM
I think the general points you're making are great. I just don't think they really apply to this specific discussion.
I don't think I'd call the area between Guelph and KW huge. Certainly not on the scale of creating a whole new town/city like you're talking about.
As for the growth planned for this area - it is planned to be much more non-car friendly. A GO station is already planned with a proposed site. And yes, it will probably have a large parking lot, but that just makes sense. Again we should strive to promote transit while still acknowledging the car has an important role to play for quite awhile.
And it's planned to be a mix of low to medium density housing. Including a few apartment buildings. It's planned to have walkable trails and reasonable local commercial areas.
Lots of these things won't happen right away, or hell, even in the next 25 years. But it is part of the plan.
I don't think I'd call the area between Guelph and KW huge. Certainly not on the scale of creating a whole new town/city like you're talking about.
As for the growth planned for this area - it is planned to be much more non-car friendly. A GO station is already planned with a proposed site. And yes, it will probably have a large parking lot, but that just makes sense. Again we should strive to promote transit while still acknowledging the car has an important role to play for quite awhile.
And it's planned to be a mix of low to medium density housing. Including a few apartment buildings. It's planned to have walkable trails and reasonable local commercial areas.
Lots of these things won't happen right away, or hell, even in the next 25 years. But it is part of the plan.