The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)

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At the moment, I'm not sure there's even a pedestrian path planned between the site and Mill St, is there?  To me a path along Shoemaker Creek would seem a no brainer.

Indeed! There's even a perfect spot on the Mill side for it - this driveway is NOT owned by the repair shop. https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4351536,-...312!8i6656

Knowing that I really feel like that driveway should be used to connect Borden Pkwy to Kent Ave through the middle of the site. Neither is a major enough road to cause significant traffic, but would generate just enough that the street through the development could be developed in a Belmont Village sort of way. Towers/midrises along the central street, with retail facing it, wide sidewalks, and parallel parking.

I think the current plan suffers from having basically no connectivity through the site, which means retail uses will never be viable (or at least, never booming).