Dan416
Senior Member
Nice rendering. Yay for upzoning!
Let's start by rezoning the Ford's neighbourhoods for high density.
Let's start by rezoning the Ford's neighbourhoods for high density.
I like that rendering. And I would fully support that kind of densification if it gets Sheppard completed.
I don't mind densification, but there is an issue of how many condo units and offices can the market absorb within several years. Selling a group of towers at one or two intersections is one matter, but selling 5 or 6 such groups all along a stretch of Sheppard East might not be possible because there won't be enough buyers.
If Sheppard East subway is to be extended, then a staged approach might be more workable financially, because of both the aforementioned market capacity issue, and the amount of public money needed (as it certainly won't be built by private money alone).
He won't be. If it's ever built, it'll be on the public dime and on somebody else's watch, in the 2020s at least.
Oh, and what Ford's done is make it an either-or choice between Sheppard and the DCL.
I like that rendering. And I would fully support that kind of densification if it gets Sheppard completed.
I'd support that densification even more if the development was integrated with the construction of the station, so that hopefully the developers could cover some of the cost of the station construction.
Hey, nobody is saying at all that this has to be built in one shot. So a phased approach is probably quite likely.
As for demand....it makes sense in my books to re-distribute demand from places like Eglinton or the core to Sheppard. Takes some pressure off those areas and provides more options for residents. It also addresses criticisms about Sheppard not being dense enough to support a subway. Here you are not just building the subway, but also the ridership to go along with it.
LOL, it would be stunning if Rob Ford, the guy so derided by transit advocates, turns out to be the guy who built Eglinton and Sheppard as subways.