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“access to the LRT as a primary source of transportation rather than a car”That is a major problem with the proposed development, walking should be the primary source of transportation for any ’sustainable’ development. Having access to transit is a huge positive, but it reflects the city’s obsession with single-purpose, auto-fixated development, citizens should not be expected to commute everywhere which isn’t home.
At it’s heart the ECCA will be a housing development, not a community. The entire project is located on an island surrounded by highways and massive pedestrian impediments (large expanses of empty space, parking lots, massive buildings, train tracks, etc…) meaning that the only reasonable access to this new development (essentially a suburb) is by vehicle, be it transit or automobile. With a large amount of real estate available for development in areas which are already pedestrian friendly and centrally located (such as The Quarters and Station Lands) shouldn’t the city be focusing efforts there? Is there a way to improve pedestrian access to ECCA lands, or will it be another Century Park, with everything located on the far side of immense parking lots, behind gigantic structures, or the other side of chain link fences?
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