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Donovan Vincent writes about new condo towers soon to pop up on Toronto’s railway lands<\/a> in the GTA section of yesterday’s Toronto Star. Two towers (50- and 54-storeys high) are slated to neighbour the Air Canada Centre. A cluster of six (one 38-storeys, two 36-storeys and three 18-storeys) will be built west of Spadina Avenue, south of the rail corridor. They were all approved at Tuesday’s Toronto and East York community council meeting.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If anyone has concern about the height of several new condos planned for Toronto’s railway lands\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6it’s too late, that issue has already been settled,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Vincent writes, referring to OMB battles that were fought years ago. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The best city councillors can do now is try to ensure things like pedestrian walkways, parks, schools and community centres are included in the projects.<\/p>\n

Vincent, like so many other journalists, politicians and developers, approaches the topic of height as though it’s completely unrelated to walkways, parks, schools and transit. But plopping six high-rises down in a single area — high-rises that will likely house thousands of people — is like plopping a new neighbourhood into a neighbourhood that already exists.<\/p>\n

Concerns over height aren’t always related to how a building looks, they’re related to how an influx of new neighbours will affect the community. How anyone at the OMB or City Hall can approve a building without knowing whether there are enough amenities to meet the needs of residents is mind blowing. It’s not fair to the people who already live in the neighbourhood and it’s not fair to the people who will eventually move in.<\/p>\n

According to Vincent’s article, the new buildings by the ACC have been approved by council, and the densities (the number of people moving into the area) have been approved by the OMB, yet only now are the recommendations coming forward on walkways and parking spaces for cars, buses and bikes (and they’re just recommendations<\/em>).<\/p>\n

As for the six towers west of Spadina, Councillor Martin Silva \u00e2\u20ac\u0153is heartened by the fact the new project includes places for a large park, schools, and a community centre.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He makes it sound as though it’s a gift, something extra the neighbourhood can enjoy. But this new park is not a frill; it’s a need. The new towers are what make these amenities especially necessary. The city shouldn’t have to beg for adequate public spaces for its residents, especially when a developer, selling thousands of new units, is the reason why that space is being created.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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