afransen
Senior Member
Not sure what you mean, they are pretty common in Toronto.
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reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Ah my mistake, concluded that thought rather abruptly before posting. What I intended to say was I can’t see Mississauga designating these HOV lanes. I think the closest thing is a short section of Dundas just out of Etobicoke.
Admittedly, I’m barking up the wrong tree here as a former Mississauga resident who’s probably lost touch. I’m now reading through the 2020 MiWay Infrastructure Growth Plan, I’ll keep quiet until I have something evidence based to report.
ericmacm
Active Member
I love seeing yet another mall past its prime getting densified and redeveloped. I’m hoping EMTC gets a formal redevelopment master plan next.
Time to start looking into a median-running Erin Mills BRT from Queen Street BRT in Brampton all the way down to Lakeshore/Clarkson GO. This corridor continues to have massive density and connectivity potential.
Time to start looking into a median-running Erin Mills BRT from Queen Street BRT in Brampton all the way down to Lakeshore/Clarkson GO. This corridor continues to have massive density and connectivity potential.
afransen
Senior Member
It likely doesn't need to be full fat BRT. BRT light with edge lanes would work pretty well, at lower cost. It's unfortunate that many of the Milton Line stations are not well-located for BRT connectivity on some of the major arterials like Erin Mills, Winston Churchill, Eglinton, Dundas.
I'm actually not impressed with this redevelopment plan. It seems to be compromising the street grid by retaining too much of what is an underperforming mall. I am also pretty skeptical about the green roof of a big box store making up much of the 'green space'. Beyond the grocery store and Service Ontario, there doesn't seem to be much retail of key community value in the mall. I'd be content with Northern Light's preference for some of the larger retail to be close to Erin Mills--could be the podium of one of the condo blocks. It seems like the other two anchor tenant spaces in the mall are either vacant or temporary uses (a faith based school?). Rather than creating a screwed up internal street network to preserve a vacant shoddily built anchor tenant box, knock it down. Just perusing the site in streetview, it is crazy how underutilized it is.
Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
December 15th
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Visited this ghost town today for a clearance sale on fancy dishware. Virtually no changes in 2024 but thought I’d share a photo from street level.
New facade is acceptable, looks better than the rear side where the first buildings are meant to be constructed. I wonder when they will demolish the old RSA office and clean up the rear facade. Surprisingly interested in seeing how this pans out.
New facade is acceptable, looks better than the rear side where the first buildings are meant to be constructed. I wonder when they will demolish the old RSA office and clean up the rear facade. Surprisingly interested in seeing how this pans out.
santoki
New Member
Was this project refused by the city and is now with OLT?
Northern Light
Superstar
I can't speak to the municipal disposition......... but yes, it is now the OLT
@Paclo
Link: https://jus-olt-prod.powerappsporta...ails/?id=bab749f2-2cb6-ee11-a568-6045bd5db616
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Superstar
Northern Light
Superstar
The good bits...........
What this was .... Developer sues area resident/student who has caught them working w/o permits multiple times and has raised his concerns over this proposal, which was ultimately rejected by Council:
Long and short of it.
The student argued this was a SLAPP suit.....to silence him.
The judge agreed.
He sided w/the student against the developer (Dunpar) and awarded full costs plus $25,000
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ShonTron
Moderator
There’s a Toronto Star article this morning on this.
Good old Dunpar looks really good here!
www.thestar.com
Good old Dunpar looks really good here!
A developer sued this student after he complained about the construction at Sheridan mall. But he fought back
Pierre Roy, an architectural engineering student at the University of Waterloo, filed several complaints to the City of Mississauga.
www.thestar.com
DSCToronto
Superstar
Clearly UT should recruit this student - he sees problems, investigates and complains! Young Mr Roy has balls - and now some compensation. Good for him!!!There’s a Toronto Star article this morning on this.
Good old Dunpar looks really good here!
A developer sued this student after he complained about the construction at Sheridan mall. But he fought back
Pierre Roy, an architectural engineering student at the University of Waterloo, filed several complaints to the City of Mississauga.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
25K is a rounding error for what he had been dragged through - it has zero punitive value.
AoD
ShonTron
Moderator
I bet the lawyers’ costs that was also part of that judgment came close, if not exceed the $25,000.
Plus having city council vote against the proposal, forcing it to OLT.