06-29-2016, 09:32 AM
Ah, the millstone around the neck of the Iron Horse...
The article mentions "less parking". I looked through the reports and found no mention of parking supply apart from the continued provision of 60 parking spaces for Bauer businesses. So I don't know whether the overall supply is lower, or the ratio of parking spaces is lower because of the extra floors' worth of units.
Obviously the developer's interest is to get this built with maximum return. The 144 Park residents' interest is likely to get this built, in order to get the shared facilities and "guest parking" they say is in the planned building (wonder how that plays with the whole less parking point I mentioned above.
And of course then there's the inevitable reroute of the Iron Horse through a concrete canyon. The land swap is done, hard to see how this is not going to happen.
If this project continues to be a thorn in Waterloo city council's side, then I admit to a small satisfaction. They allowed this project to mess with a major trail and institutionalize Bauer's parking mismanagement. I wasn't impressed.
But, we're reaching the point where I'd say just get it built. The area can support density, rapid transit will be coming online, and the long-suffering residents of 144 Park will benefit (except for those with interrupted views).
The article mentions "less parking". I looked through the reports and found no mention of parking supply apart from the continued provision of 60 parking spaces for Bauer businesses. So I don't know whether the overall supply is lower, or the ratio of parking spaces is lower because of the extra floors' worth of units.
Obviously the developer's interest is to get this built with maximum return. The 144 Park residents' interest is likely to get this built, in order to get the shared facilities and "guest parking" they say is in the planned building (wonder how that plays with the whole less parking point I mentioned above.
And of course then there's the inevitable reroute of the Iron Horse through a concrete canyon. The land swap is done, hard to see how this is not going to happen.
If this project continues to be a thorn in Waterloo city council's side, then I admit to a small satisfaction. They allowed this project to mess with a major trail and institutionalize Bauer's parking mismanagement. I wasn't impressed.
But, we're reaching the point where I'd say just get it built. The area can support density, rapid transit will be coming online, and the long-suffering residents of 144 Park will benefit (except for those with interrupted views).