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Originally Posted by Mazrim
I see that the City had a slide today showing that Stage 1 is a "catalyst for development", but TOD sites at LRT stations have almost always failed. The only one that seems successful to me is Brentwood station, I think? I can't imagine they're pleased with how Westbrook station turned out, and Heritage station is nothing like they imagined. And then you have places like Canyon Meadows station where it's surrounded by car dealerships.
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Yep. I'd also compare it to 16 Ave, I'm sure the vision the city had was much more than one new building being built in 10 years after spending that much money and effort re constructing the road. The "build it and they will come" protocol does not seem to work, perhaps short of tax incentives.