12-16-2020, 07:43 PM
(12-16-2020, 05:41 PM)dtkvictim Wrote:(12-16-2020, 02:05 PM)GarthDanlor Wrote: Also, a 10 minute walk will get you to Food Basics and all the retail there and about 20 minutes walk will get you to Fairview Mall or No Frills for that matter. Not a scenic or pleasant walk but better walkable retail, restaurants and services than in most areas of the local cities.
No offense, but I view this comment the same way I view realtor ads boasting a high walk score which fail to take into consideration the basic aspects of the environment. Pretty much all of the "walkable" (I really debate this too, beyond 10 minutes is pushing the definition, at least for me) shops are on Fairway, a notoriously terrible place to be a pedestrian. The way we build bridges in this city, like Block Line, is unpleasant too. At least this one has a "bike lane" to provide a small buffer for pedestrians.
I dunno, in my mind a transit oriented community must be an equally walkable neighbourhood to succeed, and this just doesn't do it for me. If it does for other people, then I hope they enjoy living there, it just confuses me.
I strongly agree with this...I cannot remember which forum but this was a surprisingly divided discussion where some folks felt that neighbourhoods like Courtland Ave were walkable because it was possible to walk places. I was shocked.
As for people enjoying living there, I'm sure they do. I'm sure they also generally own cars.