denfromoakvillemilton
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In the post 1950's world, Metro Toronto also had three downtowns besides south of Bloor Street. North York City Centre, Etobicoke City Centre(also known as Islington City Centre West), and Scarborough Town Centre. These areas were supposed to be the lynchpins of suburban Toronto. But as 20th century moved on, businesses increasingly chose to move to places like Burlington, Oakville, Vaughan, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Whitby and Ajax. By the late 1990's imo, these three places were in steep decline, as the commercial taxes rates in Metro were much higher then average in the communities I just mentioned. And on top of that, any new Toronto business chose to be Downtown, south of bloor street.
My question is this. Should we be doing our best to attract new businesses to these areas, at it would nominally cut down on commutes? Or should we admit that the suburban downtown in Toronto has failed, and focus on making them the next great urban communities, phase two of the current condomania if you will. Or is there a middle ground that can be reached here?
What do you think?
My question is this. Should we be doing our best to attract new businesses to these areas, at it would nominally cut down on commutes? Or should we admit that the suburban downtown in Toronto has failed, and focus on making them the next great urban communities, phase two of the current condomania if you will. Or is there a middle ground that can be reached here?
What do you think?
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