Design and function such as the above ground parking decks right in the middle of the development create the feel of the neighbourhood than a master plan that happens to intersect with adjacent properties which, BTW, should be the minimum standard for any multi-phased development. The plan's connectivity with its surrounding trumping unattractive tower design or desparation for any transit oriented development to advance out of the design phase is a slippery slope. Vancouver does better than Toronto. Evenso, transit oriented development across Canada has devolved into huge residential tower complexes nearby transit than mixed use, human scaled, urban communities. It's become less admirable.
