@therobcampbell describes The Ward.

@therobcampbell describes The Ward.




While I'm not sure it's the most friendly neighbourhood, it has nice older neighbours who sit on their porch and provide security. Also, in the older sections, most houses don't all look the same. I'm not thrilled with the drawings of the"Mixed Use" site that will replace the Biltmore Factory, but perhaps the developer wants everything to look like the student townhouses on York Road.

I'm most familiar with Vancouver, BC and the new planning concepts, where incentives are in place so that housing is designed in proper mixed use ways: business, live/work, housing, public goods i.e. library, are integrated into developments, not just built next to eachother.

The Biltmore development is just a line of townhouses, with another convenience store on the corner. That's not really "mixed use". The Ward reminds me of Yaletown, before it got grocery stores and amenities. It took about 5 years, so we'll see what the Ward is like in 5 years.
Biltmore factory replacement: see page 10/11
I much prefer the new "1 Adam Street" development The townhouses are on slide 12:
1 Adam Street - Neighbour Hood Meeting Presentation

Townhouses don't have to all match.