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Undead
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Friday:
tstormers
Senior Member
From April 3rd.
Transportfan
Senior Member
Hard to believe that's in or even near VMC looking at those buildings in the foreground.
hkskyline
Active Member
4/20
innsertnamehere
Superstar
As many towers as there are in VMC now, man, it's still such a wasteland.
tstormers
Senior Member
Retail spaces are coming....and that big park needs to get started and I think then it might feel more lively. Though those are still years away unfortunately and the current market doesn't help things.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Oh I agree. I actually think VMC has a lot of potential and could be quite successful when closer to build out. It's just got so far to go still. Every new completion is another step there.
hkskyline
Active Member
4/28
Johnny Au
Superstar
May 16, 2025:
Just outside SmartCentres VMC Bus Terminal:
On my way to Canada's Wonderland! I have a season pass and am hyped for AlpenFury!
Just outside SmartCentres VMC Bus Terminal:
On my way to Canada's Wonderland! I have a season pass and am hyped for AlpenFury!
Collingwoodbuildinglover
Senior Member
These ones are actually kind of nice there's nothing really special about them but they're good little filler with everything going on in Vaughn
alexb
Active Member
I could have posted this picture in a few threads but this one probably makes the most sense.
Vaughan just posted their VMC secondary plan: https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/defaul...ison=1747162857431&file-verison=1748567572901
and I found this interesting
"With no prescribed maximum limits on height and density, the development potential of the VMC
is significant. Greater development potential lengthens the timeline to arrive at full buildout and
increases the requirements of the hard and soft infrastructure necessary to support growth.
Projected growth in the VMC to 2051 is 101,000 people and jobs, with 222,400 people and jobs
projected at full build out, the latter anticipated to occur far beyond the planning horizon of this Plan.
These figures exceed minimum density targets by a large margin."
For context, Downtown Toronto is currently at 643,350 jobs (2024 CoT figure) and 275,000 people (2021 census figure) and is considered 1,660 hectares.
So we can picture the fully built out VMC (235 hectares) about 4x less than downtown toronto currently but in people and jobs but also in a space 7x more dense!
Some please check my math and maybe any key details I'm overlooking but it feels like this vision could be very "cyberpunkish" and an interesting place to live in 30-40 years from now.
I feel like you can even see the vision coming together already below.
Vaughan just posted their VMC secondary plan: https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/defaul...ison=1747162857431&file-verison=1748567572901
and I found this interesting
"With no prescribed maximum limits on height and density, the development potential of the VMC
is significant. Greater development potential lengthens the timeline to arrive at full buildout and
increases the requirements of the hard and soft infrastructure necessary to support growth.
Projected growth in the VMC to 2051 is 101,000 people and jobs, with 222,400 people and jobs
projected at full build out, the latter anticipated to occur far beyond the planning horizon of this Plan.
These figures exceed minimum density targets by a large margin."
For context, Downtown Toronto is currently at 643,350 jobs (2024 CoT figure) and 275,000 people (2021 census figure) and is considered 1,660 hectares.
So we can picture the fully built out VMC (235 hectares) about 4x less than downtown toronto currently but in people and jobs but also in a space 7x more dense!
Some please check my math and maybe any key details I'm overlooking but it feels like this vision could be very "cyberpunkish" and an interesting place to live in 30-40 years from now.
I feel like you can even see the vision coming together already below.
Undead
Senior Member
Today:
If by "interesting", you mean extremely congested, sure.
I drove through here today outside rush hour, and it was quite packed.
It's a zoo during peak and I can't imagine what it will be like with another 90,000 people.
This area sucks big time.
If by "interesting", you mean extremely congested, sure.
I drove through here today outside rush hour, and it was quite packed.
It's a zoo during peak and I can't imagine what it will be like with another 90,000 people.
This area sucks big time.
tstormers
Senior Member
From June 2nd.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
If Vaughan ever builds the Langstaff overpass above the CN yard it should pull a lot of trucks off of Hwy 7 and make it a bit easier to get around the area. Still never going to be fun though..