09-10-2022, 05:59 AM
(09-10-2022, 01:22 AM)taylortbb Wrote:(09-09-2022, 06:56 PM)ac3r Wrote: people would be less likely to oppose mid density building projects than they would 40-50+ floor skyscrapers.
I agree with your general point on mid-rises and European-style density, but this line stuck out. As far as I can tell, any development of single-detached residential into denser forms faces fierce opposition regardless of density. Even projects to replace two detached houses on large lots with several townhomes get neighbourhoods up in arms, despite no increase in height. I think anything denser than a semi-detached will face fierce opposition unless it's on a major road or in the downtown core, which is a small enough subset of properties that we're left with towers.
Lol...you're right about this...they don't call them BANANAS (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) for nothing. Folks on Dumfries Ave. successfully killed a plan to tear down a large bungalow and replace it with a duplex. These nutjobs when to council and argued that such a change would destroy the character of their neighbourhood (a neighbourhood containing many small apartment buildings and duplexes). Council agreed with them (I'm sure for totally reasonable and not at all for reasons of political power) and the project died. The developer could have appealed the ruling but for a duplex, the cost would not have been worth it.
Is is in fact the political power people wield to oppose developments which CAUSE us to build large skyscrapers instead of smaller midrise.