accura407
Car is King
I was reading this article on the Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article...-building-has-plenty-of-rust-and-roaches?bn=1
Location http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...134,-79.280074&spn=0.001573,0.002411&t=k&z=19
Just by looking at the location, i was wondering...couldn't the TTC build a very cheap barebones outdoor "Rosedale/Davisville" style subway station at Firvalley Court? I don't know what the Station name should be but i think looking at the distance between Victoria Park and Warden Stations it should be feasible...
So since the neighbourhood is in dire need of repair but yet is so strategically located, let the TCHC Sell of the neighbourhood and find another area nearby that is in a better state of condition rather than repairing an old area. Think Regent Park style development but with more market units...
This small but very valuable neighbourhood near Warden Woods could be sold of to developers for complete high density redevelopment with the following 3 requirements:
A) The Developers pay for 100% of the new subway station (which should be quite cheap considering its 2 side platforms on existing tracks outdoors.
B) Put money into building a newer and better Warden Woods Community Centre
C) Put in a certain % of affordable units or what not that would be available for the working-poor so that the entire neighbourhood doesn't have to move out...
Surely this is something that is actually possible to do considering the low costs and potentially high return in a nice scenic area. By doing this project, the city can actually see if taking on bigger private sector arrangements like Sheppard is even possible...
This would be a great place to start if the future of Toronto is all about developers building subway stations...
http://www.thestar.com/news/article...-building-has-plenty-of-rust-and-roaches?bn=1
Location http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...134,-79.280074&spn=0.001573,0.002411&t=k&z=19
Just by looking at the location, i was wondering...couldn't the TTC build a very cheap barebones outdoor "Rosedale/Davisville" style subway station at Firvalley Court? I don't know what the Station name should be but i think looking at the distance between Victoria Park and Warden Stations it should be feasible...
So since the neighbourhood is in dire need of repair but yet is so strategically located, let the TCHC Sell of the neighbourhood and find another area nearby that is in a better state of condition rather than repairing an old area. Think Regent Park style development but with more market units...
This small but very valuable neighbourhood near Warden Woods could be sold of to developers for complete high density redevelopment with the following 3 requirements:
A) The Developers pay for 100% of the new subway station (which should be quite cheap considering its 2 side platforms on existing tracks outdoors.
B) Put money into building a newer and better Warden Woods Community Centre
C) Put in a certain % of affordable units or what not that would be available for the working-poor so that the entire neighbourhood doesn't have to move out...
Surely this is something that is actually possible to do considering the low costs and potentially high return in a nice scenic area. By doing this project, the city can actually see if taking on bigger private sector arrangements like Sheppard is even possible...
This would be a great place to start if the future of Toronto is all about developers building subway stations...
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