02-06-2017, 10:51 AM
In my case, the sight of 1Vic from ~Waterloo and Breithaupt/Wellington was described as a horrible view intrusion, hence the opposition to any kind of density at the terminal site, and I expect with SIXO.
Perhaps there are ways of splitting hairs around NIMBYism, and I'd almost say that given this individual was disappointed that Google was able to increase traffic around its building, and to re-inhabit a structure that was already too large in their view, it might be best to describe this as BANANAism.
While I'd be in favour of imagining our cores as a wellspring of Danforth and Queen West-esque commercial storefronts on every inch, I also realize that it can't likely happen. Each of those storefronts needs sufficient customers and non-resident traffic supply in order to be financially viable. The farther we spread commercial along King, the more people and jobs we need to support it, which behooves us to go farther than 3-storey streetfronts and 6 FSR (I'm pretty sure most city meetings I have gone to have used FSR, not FAR, unless I'm confusing what some are bringing up).
Perhaps there are ways of splitting hairs around NIMBYism, and I'd almost say that given this individual was disappointed that Google was able to increase traffic around its building, and to re-inhabit a structure that was already too large in their view, it might be best to describe this as BANANAism.
While I'd be in favour of imagining our cores as a wellspring of Danforth and Queen West-esque commercial storefronts on every inch, I also realize that it can't likely happen. Each of those storefronts needs sufficient customers and non-resident traffic supply in order to be financially viable. The farther we spread commercial along King, the more people and jobs we need to support it, which behooves us to go farther than 3-storey streetfronts and 6 FSR (I'm pretty sure most city meetings I have gone to have used FSR, not FAR, unless I'm confusing what some are bringing up).