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Originally Posted by Flatland Metropolis
There is quite a bit of opposition to this project right now simply because they don't even have close to the number of parking spots that that are required and are seeking a variance. Local businesses and residents are hoping to either get the project slimmed down or get the developers to dig down and build more parking on site.
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The residents are not using logic they have 160 parking lots for 158 units or approx 1 stall/unit. Just because they aren’t abiding by the heinous parking minimums of 1.5 stalls/unit doesn’t mean there is enough parking. That’s 1970s logic. Why is it so hard to understand that that people who don’t need parking simply will not even have a car. With the way gas prices are heading it’s not logical to think that car ownership rates will remain the same. Also, it’s quite a privileged pov considering adding more parking will increase the rent of these units and thereby worsen affordability for this specific project.
Simply put, what if the justification to even have 1 stall/unit when you can walk literally everywhere? Sobey’s is across the street, Gill’s Grocers is available for South Asians, and for kids Fort Richmond Collegiate, Acadia, Dalhousie, and Bairdmore are all within 10 minute walking distance from the site. Then there are 2 gyms, 4 banks, and atleast 50+ restaurants within the commercial strip. Btw all these strips have tons of parking. I’ve never once seen the Sobey’s parking lot full.
It’s our own residents that really set this city back years with their lack of critical thinking. I really hope council doesn’t give in (like they usually do) to these NIMBYs.