10-15-2020, 09:36 PM
(10-15-2020, 08:41 PM)jeffster Wrote:(10-15-2020, 03:35 PM)clasher Wrote: The basics on Highland, and the Sobeys, are both pretty easy to walk to; having done so many times myself... definitely could make it easier for those coming from other directions but from downtown it's not terrible. Superstore isn't too bad if you're living around Bankside, or can approach from Queen's blvd. but they could have done a lot better too.
Food Basic for sure is walkable for a lot of people. And the intersection of Westmount and Highland always has a lot of pedestrians. I can't say that I have ever gone through that intersection without seeing at least 2 or 3 people, even late.
Yes, there are many pedestrians there, it is an area with many lower income individuals who cannot afford cars. It is a shame the region only catered to drivers driving through the area when they rebuilt the road, and it is a shame the plaza is not built to serve people on foot either.
Seeing people there means people walk there, it doesn't mean it is walkable. You are actually talking about some of the most dangerous places in the city, places that are unwalkable, but places where a large portion of people do walk for various reasons.