Comment 65339

By Art Brut (anonymous) | Posted June 29, 2011 at 13:55:11 in reply to Comment 65249

A comparison of core density targets illustrates a fundamental chasm in urban maturity – with Mississauga anticipating 10 times the density in half the time of Hamilton.

Excerpt:

Matthew Williams sees Mississauga’s plan for a $1.2 billion light rail line (LRT) along Hurontario St. as being about more than just transit. He believes the LRT is an essential part of an ambitious strategy to make the city a better place to live.

“It’s really about creating a vision for change,” says Williams, a city transportation planner who led a study that identified the LRT as the best transit option for Mississauga’s primary thoroughfare.

The proposed LRT line would run along Hurontario St. — the city’s busiest corridor — connecting Port Credit to downtown Brampton with as many as 32 stations on the 20-kilometre route.

The LRT line would come off Hurontario and run through *Mississauga city centre, where up to 120,000 new residents are expected within the next decade.*

http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1014803--mississauga-s-better-way

vs

The city's official plan, based on provincial urban growth targets, has set a goal of 250 residents and jobs per downtown hectare by 2031. But the city needs to *add about 12,000 people living or working downtown over the next 20 years* to meet the target and will fall short if it doesn't increase the rate of growth of about 300 per year over the last decade.

http://www.thespec.com/news/business/article/475520--downtown-is-a-happenin-place

Permalink | Context

Events Calendar

There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?

Recent Articles

Article Archives

Blog Archives

Site Tools

Feeds