08-19-2016, 10:18 AM
This is what you get in UpTown, where being able to see a building taller than 3-4 storeys from the sidewalk would be horrific (Princess Condos will likely now fit this bill), but parking lots on the main drag, no problem.
If, as a business, you can't draw people to eat with you from the parking lots at Bridgeport and Regina, I don't think making an ugly streetscape is going to help. The patio sure will be fun, looking out over cars and exhaust fumes.
I wonder how much of this is panic over ION construction related changes to business numbers. King Street used to be four lanes from Victoria all the way up to the end of Waterloo. Now, you won't find four lanes between Ottawa in Kitchener and Erb in Waterloo, with streetscape plans extending that shortly all the way up to University. The commuting patterns will shift to Weber, and you won't see as many people just looking for the parking lot bite to eat, it'll be a different kind of person who drives down this way.
What a way to undo some of the smartest thinking in UpTown that got us to remove the King-side Waterloo Town Shops parking lot.
If, as a business, you can't draw people to eat with you from the parking lots at Bridgeport and Regina, I don't think making an ugly streetscape is going to help. The patio sure will be fun, looking out over cars and exhaust fumes.
I wonder how much of this is panic over ION construction related changes to business numbers. King Street used to be four lanes from Victoria all the way up to the end of Waterloo. Now, you won't find four lanes between Ottawa in Kitchener and Erb in Waterloo, with streetscape plans extending that shortly all the way up to University. The commuting patterns will shift to Weber, and you won't see as many people just looking for the parking lot bite to eat, it'll be a different kind of person who drives down this way.
What a way to undo some of the smartest thinking in UpTown that got us to remove the King-side Waterloo Town Shops parking lot.