01-07-2020, 07:45 AM
I think it might have to do with the fact that those streets in Toronto and Ottawa have more people overall and so the homelessness is less prominent overall than it is in DTK in the evening.
Regarding ground-level commercial, it can sometimes surprise you where it might be desirable. I can think of a number of buildings that were not build with ground-level retail in mind in locations where you wouldn't necessarily expect it would work, and yet where it's been retrofitted in a very unsuited space. If construction had planned for it from the get-go, everyone would probably be better off.
Two examples off the top of my head:
Ottawa & McGee
Queen & Ahrens
Regarding ground-level commercial, it can sometimes surprise you where it might be desirable. I can think of a number of buildings that were not build with ground-level retail in mind in locations where you wouldn't necessarily expect it would work, and yet where it's been retrofitted in a very unsuited space. If construction had planned for it from the get-go, everyone would probably be better off.
Two examples off the top of my head:
Ottawa & McGee
Queen & Ahrens