Adding to the Employment Lands conversion “watch-list”
 
I briefly lived in the area (on Jones between Queen and Dundas) and I disagree that a car is needed here and the transit here is poor. There is never traffic on Jones so the 83 to the Line 2 subway is pretty quick and reliable. It runs at least every 20 minuets. Both 501 and 503 run there, and while they can be slow, the frequency is good. There is almost continuous bike lanes from this site to central downtown via up Jones, then West on Dundas/Gerrard/College. It's only a 20 ish minutes ride that is mostly flat. Other cycling options are mentioned above in the thread. There is a Loblaws, FreshCo, Farm Boy, LCBO, Canadian Tire all walking distance (essentially across the street), so you don't have to drive for shopping at all.

Actually the Greenwood bus also stops outside this proposal, so there is at least six buses per hour going up north to Line 2.
 
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bearcat said:
I briefly lived in the area (on Jones between Queen and Dundas) and I disagree that a car is needed here and the transit here is poor. There is never traffic on Jones so the 83 to the Line 2 subway is pretty quick and reliable. It runs at least every 20 minuets. Both 501 and 503 run there, and while they can be slow, the frequency is good. There is almost continuous bike lanes from this site to central downtown via up Jones, then West on Dundas/Gerrard/College. It's only a 20 ish minutes ride that is mostly flat. Other cycling options are mentioned above in the thread. There is a Loblaws, FreshCo, Farm Boy, LCBO, Canadian Tire all walking distance (essentially across the street), so you don't have to drive for shopping at all.

Actually the Greenwood bus also stops outside this proposal, so there is at least six buses per hour going up north to Line 2.
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Also if Eastern bike lanes are extended just a bit west then it will be a four minute completely flat bike ride to get to the new East Harbour Station with bike lanes. If there is a bus added on Eastern then if will be almost as quick on the bus.

There is also two craft breweries steps away lol.

Anyway, I would genuinely want to live in this development (at least location-wise), car free.
 
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@ProjectEnd always loves good Nimby.

From Facebook, I bring you:

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Noted up thread, there are legitimate reasons to question the density and the timing of this proposal (notably, lack of higher order transit anywhere nearby), and also some concern over employment lands, particularly as they relate to the film/tv industry.

That said, the post above (Friends of Leslieville) is hysterical in both meanings of the word. Its so over the top and entirely non-constructive that it warranted poking fun at it.

I really think its so important to allow people to constructively disagree with an idea (whatever idea) and to differ from the prevailing view; but equally, people need to put some thought into such views and endeavor to have them
be factual and reasonable and able to be perceived as such by others. That was not this.

The issue, needless to say, should not be 'intensification bad' or 'height bad' etc etc.

But rather a constructive critique that illustrates an argument, on whether this is exactly the right thing, at the right scale, for this particular site, and if not, why not.
 
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