So, around 300 turned out. Nothing new that we haven't seen, other than one new aerial rendering, included below.
The City laid out the process and the proposal from their POV, the development did the same from their take. People sitting around tables discussed the plan and filled out forms given to the City and the team, answering the questions 'what do you like about the plan?', 'what do you not like about the plan?', and 'what changes would you make?', each broken down into a number of categories. Members of the development team and City planning staff were available to answer questions during the round table time. There was no "report back" time at the end, which happens at most of these events, other than for the David Driedger, the planner on the file, reporting on a few things he heard at some of the tables he stopped in at.
Our table - only 4 of us, 2 of us being UTers, was pretty much in tune, liking the plan overall, concerned that the tallest couple of towers are too tall, wanting more connectivity from the proposal with local cycle lanes (like along Lappin to the south), wondering how effective the transportation plan will be in terms of stopping the diagonal road through the site from becoming a major shortcut. We love the park concept plans.
Other tables identified issues like too many studios and 1 bedroom units, too few 2 and 3 bedroom units. Pretty much everyone wants less density. We only wanted a bit less, others are calling for a lot less.
That's not an exhaustive list of comments. There were at least 4 UTers at the event, and it would be interesting to hear their takes as well!
New aerial:
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The City laid out the process and the proposal from their POV, the development did the same from their take. People sitting around tables discussed the plan and filled out forms given to the City and the team, answering the questions 'what do you like about the plan?', 'what do you not like about the plan?', and 'what changes would you make?', each broken down into a number of categories. Members of the development team and City planning staff were available to answer questions during the round table time. There was no "report back" time at the end, which happens at most of these events, other than for the David Driedger, the planner on the file, reporting on a few things he heard at some of the tables he stopped in at.
Our table - only 4 of us, 2 of us being UTers, was pretty much in tune, liking the plan overall, concerned that the tallest couple of towers are too tall, wanting more connectivity from the proposal with local cycle lanes (like along Lappin to the south), wondering how effective the transportation plan will be in terms of stopping the diagonal road through the site from becoming a major shortcut. We love the park concept plans.
Other tables identified issues like too many studios and 1 bedroom units, too few 2 and 3 bedroom units. Pretty much everyone wants less density. We only wanted a bit less, others are calling for a lot less.
That's not an exhaustive list of comments. There were at least 4 UTers at the event, and it would be interesting to hear their takes as well!
New aerial:
42
