scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
The number of pedestrians matters, but it's not the only thing. If it was, Roxborough would be pedestrian unfriendly, which only an idiot would agree with. Front is pedestrian unfriendly but sees many people, even hordes of them at times. There's nowhere else for them to walk and no transit on Front to take.
Like the typical suburban arterial, Hurontario is simply not uncomfortable to walk down unless you get a nosebleed north of Bloor and are personally offended by pavement and grass. Fortunately, real people aren't that spleeny. If you are, I suggest you see a doctor, or a therapist. You're basing everything on photos of one block next to the highway, a block that is fronted by a parking lot and an empty field. Why not condemn Yonge for the stretch near the 401? Warden and Hwy 7 are both so horrible that Markham is building two main streets in an effort to forget about them. Hwy 7 and anywhere is worse than Hurontario, and it's not like Mississauga tried to create some great urban wonderland on Hurontario and failed like Harbourfront or Oak in Regent Park, so why condemn Mississauga with the usual uninformed and insensitive 'eww, suburbs' posts? That's the point of this thread. Be glad there is a sidewalk...York Region probably wouldn't have built one.
Like the typical suburban arterial, Hurontario is simply not uncomfortable to walk down unless you get a nosebleed north of Bloor and are personally offended by pavement and grass. Fortunately, real people aren't that spleeny. If you are, I suggest you see a doctor, or a therapist. You're basing everything on photos of one block next to the highway, a block that is fronted by a parking lot and an empty field. Why not condemn Yonge for the stretch near the 401? Warden and Hwy 7 are both so horrible that Markham is building two main streets in an effort to forget about them. Hwy 7 and anywhere is worse than Hurontario, and it's not like Mississauga tried to create some great urban wonderland on Hurontario and failed like Harbourfront or Oak in Regent Park, so why condemn Mississauga with the usual uninformed and insensitive 'eww, suburbs' posts? That's the point of this thread. Be glad there is a sidewalk...York Region probably wouldn't have built one.