Welcome Guest!
In order to take advantage of all the great features that Waterloo Region Connected has to offer, including participating in the lively discussions below, you're going to have to register. The good news is that it'll take less than a minute and you can get started enjoying Waterloo Region's best online community right away.
or Create an Account




Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
"LRTs displace all the poor people"?
#72
(05-09-2016, 07:49 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: Keep in mind that many in the public view things differently. A group of Jane's Walk-ers were discussing how important it is that if you have single family home(s) turned into condos, any trees and open space should be more than replaced with fully public accessible areas. Specifically on that matter, if you had two trees on your front lawn, and a large fenced backyard with four more, then whatever might replace your home should have more than six trees, and more grass space than your private front lawn and private backyard combined, and all of it fully publicly accessible. No one seemed to consider that they don't want random people pitching picnics on their front lawn, or bringing a dog to run around in a backyard that isn't theirs, but had no qualms about suggesting that the change of a single family home to anything else meant replacing all the private green space with public green space.

Generally, there is an argument to be made for preserving green space in order to avoid the urban heat island effect.  Many multi-residential projects do have green space that is semi-public, that is open to non-residents but generally not used by non-residents due to a variety of factors.  This green space is also where larger gatherings might be held for residents of the community/building in question.

As well, I expect that part of what was being suggested was that if a series of yards and houses are being replaced by a larger development, that preserving some of the front yard green space would maintain some of the character of the street while providing shade for pedestrians.  Access to shade (along with benches) encourages non-motorized transportation use.  This doesn't mean going the extreme of creating "Towers in the Park" but it also doesn't mean build a new development right to the sidewalk edge either.
Reply
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »



Messages In This Thread
"LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by ookpik - 11-06-2015, 09:20 AM
RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by nms - 01-28-2016, 10:49 AM
RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by nms - 01-29-2016, 01:48 PM
RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by nms - 05-09-2016, 01:17 PM
RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by nms - 04-10-2017, 12:54 PM
RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"? - by nms - 04-20-2017, 11:28 PM

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)

About Waterloo Region Connected

Launched in August 2014, Waterloo Region Connected is an online community that brings together all the things that make Waterloo Region great. Waterloo Region Connected provides user-driven content fueled by a lively discussion forum covering topics like urban development, transportation projects, heritage issues, businesses and other issues of interest to those in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and the four Townships - North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich.

              User Links