General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours

[danbrotherston]

Cambridge resident fears massive development at historic Hespeler site: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story...eler-site/

Normally I'd shoot down NIMBYs but concerns over traffic are valid in this region, though I'm not sure how many cars a mere 270 units would truly add to the neighbourhood considering how many cars are already on the streets.

Certainly fewer than 540 (two per unit), and even 540 wouldn't really be a noticeable traffic generator...most small two lane collector roads carry an order of magnitude more. Major arterials can carry two orders of magnitude more. So we're looking at 2-20% increase at the maximum.  And that's not considering that a factory probably already generated some traffic.

And, I can pretty much guarantee you that this development will induce fewer cars than a more sprawling development. Those people are coming, the choice is whether we force them to drive or not.