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Originally Posted by dougvdh
One would like to think that the Carling DND campus has been enough of a learning experience to know that if we get the defense bank, it needs to somewhere more central like around Riverside / Vanier Parkway, Tunneys, or Bayview? All those locations have available (federal) land that is close to transit.
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Carling was known to be a failure well over a decade ago. I remember the roadshow explaining the new campus to organizations moving there in 2011. The worries about parking and transit were raised then. That may be on DND. But Moodie station being built at a highway exit over a kilometre from the campus is on the city.
And now I'm sure there's a bit of panic on both sides. First with RTO 4 for public servants in September (which the mayor pushed for). And now the threat of bad publicity with reporters literally coming to the parking lots on busy days over the last few weeks to interview angry commuters.
The Bank could choose Riverside /Vanier and get shit 30 min bus service in the subdivision where they live. Or they can go to downtown Toronto and get the best transit network in Canada. Or they go to Montreal and get everything that is supposedly great about Ottawa accessible in a 2 hr drive while benefiting from everything Montreal has. Including functional public transport. Hey Ottawa will only be an hour away by HSR in 10 years. And you know this city will still have 30 min buses in residential areas then. Or worse the way things are going.
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