I sent them a message expressing my frustration. I recommend you do the same.
It's mind boggling how we're investing hundreds of millions in rail for these fields getting developed into retail parking lots while denser and further densifying urban corridors line Rideau-Montreal and Bank get nothing.
I sent in my comments. Hopefully it does something. If that pocket of Riverside South (Leitrim / Limeback) can develop into a dense, lively, little main street neighborhood that would be awesome. It's a blank canvas right now, let's use our imagination and not just repeat the same mistakes we've done countless times before.
I should have commented on the proposal instead of just sending a correct link... my bad.
I think retail is needed in this area, but I do agree that having some residential mixed in (especially across from the LRT station) is definitely needed.
I will admit... it is very car-centric right now and those two drive-thru locations will likely make a killing. No good place to get a coffee in this neighbourhood.
Perhaps it could be an Equator Coffee with a nice place to sit inside but with a drive-thru.
The entire proposal does look terrifying to pedestrians though.
Curious - - why aren't they putting residential towers here/combined with these buildings? I'm thinking of Canadian Tire in Toronto where they are putting skyscrapers ontop of their new buildings.
Curious - - why aren't they putting residential towers here/combined with these buildings? I'm thinking of Canadian Tire in Toronto where they are putting skyscrapers ontop of their new buildings.
Same sort of approach at 801 Eagleson. Why is this still happening? Where are the green roof/solar/permeable pavement solutions?
100% agree. Asphalt surface parking should no longer be allowed, neither should big-box with no residential. Fords sweeping changes should have placed a ban on excessive surface parking and exclusive big box land uses, especially near transit.
I've heard a rumour that Sobey's has a lease for something in this development. I can only assume that is "building L".
Probably too small for a full sized Sobeys, Freshco is right down the road, so that really only leaves a Farm Boy. It would be the right demographic for it, but there are two already in Barrhaven.
For the love of God, why is this still allowed!? Hey, Ford, how about banning these? Force developers to build housing on top? Housing crisis, right?
Worse yet is this one is a stone's throw from a rapid transit station 50% funded by the Province.
Retail fronting the street, with towers on top. Parking at the back with tree lined pedestrian and cycling lanes. That's what should be allowed, not a giant parking with single storey buildings randomly plopped all over.
This is legit one of the worst developments beside any train station in the city. And that's saying something. No density, zero walkability. This is garbage.
Even if it it wasn't towers, would it be so hard to include 5-6 stories of residential on top of most buildings? If you reconfigure the roads, add residential and include a little park/plaza on here, this could truly be a 15-min community. Everything you need to get by and transit nearby for when you need to get around.
Even if it it wasn't towers, would it be so hard to include 5-6 stories of residential on top of most buildings? If you reconfigure the roads, add residential and include a little park/plaza on here, this could truly be a 15-min community. Everything you need to get by and transit nearby for when you need to get around.
Right! This is legitimately a 15-minute community, with all the basic retail needs and then some. All that's missing is, THE RESIDENTS.
I've heard a rumour that Sobey's has a lease for something in this development. I can only assume that is "building L".
Probably too small for a full sized Sobeys, Freshco is right down the road, so that really only leaves a Farm Boy. It would be the right demographic for it, but there are two already in Barrhaven.
I'm not sure if this was approved yet, but site prep is well underway.
That's the garbage near the new RAPID TRANSIT station? It's just soooo insulting how the City holds up plans on Baseline and Carling, waiting for more density, no plans along dense, urban Rideau-Montreal, yet we spend $Millions, $Billions on transit in rural and low-density suburban areas where we still see terrible proposals like this, if anything.
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