scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
I know we can fit more...I even said how we can fit more.
More correctly, it's part doc and part movie and is actually quite interesting.It's a crap movie -it's not a doc - everyone in it is acting. Save your 4 bucks.
I'd recommend it. It's quite believable and tells the "suburban story" in a bit of a unique way (even if the acting isn't the best).Thanks for the tip...glad I didn't waste my money on this. It seemed to be a doc from the trailer on YouTube.
It doesn't have to be Kowloon-like density. Even if you built Cabbagetown or Corktown type housing, along with low rise buildings in all the brownfield areas of the city, you'll greatly increase the population of the city.
So? I'm not saying we divert everyone out of the 905. The 905 is huge compared to the area of Toronto, of course they'll have more people.It'd still be a fraction of the number of people living in and moving to the 905.
So? I'm not saying we divert everyone out of the 905. The 905 is huge compared to the area of Toronto, of course they'll have more people.
1/1 is still a fraction.
I'm talking about preempting endless "Eww...why do people choose to live in the 905 instead of downtown?" comments. It's incredibly obvious that the 416 could fit more people if there were townhouses everywhere instead of bungalows on 50 foot lots, but unless we raze most of the city, the added people would have to be housed in a smaller area, in Kowloon-style tower clusters.
Indeed, it continues to be one of my #1 issues with this city. Many of our main streets look like a frontier town, not of a high density sophisticated world city.The fact that one of our main streets, Yonge St, is lined with one-story structures along much of it is a disgrace, and shows how much density could still be added just along the main strips (the Avenues plan) without resorting to some sort of Kowloon-style development approach.
I'd say most of my 905 friends live in the 905 because their work is in the 905. My brother for example lives and works in Mississauga; why would he want to live downtown?I'm not trying to judge people for living in the 905, because I know that cost is a big reason why.
Indeed, it continues to be one of my #1 issues with this city. Many of our main streets look like a frontier town, not of a high density sophisticated world city.