Likely not, or at least it won't be as walkable as it could be. I think a lot of the development we'll be seeing near Sportsworld Station, Preston Station and Northfield Station will mimic what exists in certain Toronto neighbourhoods like Humber Bay or CityPlace in Toronto. That is, there will be density and new retail, but due to the fact it's quite far from the city centre and centred around highways they'll still remain car centric.
In addition to the proposals around Sportsworld, we've got huge developments already like the SmartCentres one near Preston Station (which has already been approved) and the large one at the old Kraus Factory by Northfield Station, both of which are very dense but will no doubt remain fairly car centric due to the distance from the urban cores, even with the LRT line and as a result, there will likely not be that much investment in creating pedestrian areas. There will be some small-scale retail for sure, but I suspect most people will continue to drive places.
In addition to the proposals around Sportsworld, we've got huge developments already like the SmartCentres one near Preston Station (which has already been approved) and the large one at the old Kraus Factory by Northfield Station, both of which are very dense but will no doubt remain fairly car centric due to the distance from the urban cores, even with the LRT line and as a result, there will likely not be that much investment in creating pedestrian areas. There will be some small-scale retail for sure, but I suspect most people will continue to drive places.