whoa cowboy your not talking about CP are you or Toronto in general?
Living high up in a condo, there's a lot that can go unnoticed. Speaking with management and the concierges of my complex (N, Gallery, West One), there have been incidents of attempted rape, sexual assault, shootings, and robberies this year alone. And these are only the reported cases.
People have argued this occurs in other condo complexes, which is true, but there is a tangible higher rate of incidents in cityplace.
Given these events, I've come to believe it has less to do with income level or social stature, but the transient nature of many of the residents. It's not cheap to rent a unit at Cityplace, but 80+% of residents are renters and there is an unbelieveably high turnover.
I'm not against the community housing, but believe the proposed project is too dense and too big without accompanying infrastracture, and it would be great if someone, perhaps here, can come up with a great idea of encouraging less turnover in the community housing. Perhaps larger suites to accomodate families? I would think having many parents with children, adds to the community, by providing a group of individuals interested in the well-being of their kids, and consequently the well-being of the neighbourhood - sort of a natural, societal way of checks and balances.