100% it’s changing from a suburban commuter train system. I’ve been regular user of the trains for 30 years and I’ve seen it changing, specially over the last 10 years give or take.
Station numbers would probably back this up, but my observations are two things in particular.
- 30 years ago...
Overall I’m happy with it, especially given the location, and as been said, it’s a reasonable TOD setup. Much better than our other stations that are adorned with park and rides lots.
Also it’s 100 X better than our previous suburban developments which were endless SFH’s and cul de sacs.
Looks good for the most part, and is definitely better than the past suburban development, also it's decently near to an LRT station. That said, I get frustrated when I see massive projects like this built on the very outskirts of the city. This is why I'd like to see blanket zoning take place...
I’m amazed at how much opposition there is to closing down a 4 block stretch of road. You’d think we were trying to decide on whether to leave confederation rather than a simple road closure.
A definite symptom of how much our society is chained to cars and roads.