03-31-2020, 05:24 PM
(03-31-2020, 12:04 PM)KevinL Wrote:(03-31-2020, 10:07 AM)panamaniac Wrote: At the moment, I'm not sure there's even a pedestrian path planned between the site and Mill St, is there? To me a path along Shoemaker Creek would seem a no brainer.
Indeed! There's even a perfect spot on the Mill side for it - this driveway is NOT owned by the repair shop. https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4351536,-...312!8i6656
Knowing that I really feel like that driveway should be used to connect Borden Pkwy to Kent Ave through the middle of the site. Neither is a major enough road to cause significant traffic, but would generate just enough that the street through the development could be developed in a Belmont Village sort of way. Towers/midrises along the central street, with retail facing it, wide sidewalks, and parallel parking.
I think the current plan suffers from having basically no connectivity through the site, which means retail uses will never be viable (or at least, never booming).