Disparishun
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Well, I know the zone he's talking about, and that's definitely what passes for Thornhill's "poor part".
Well, no. It's one of them, but Thornhill's a bit bigger than that, and it has a much bigger housing mix than people seem to realize.
Obviously, that includes substantial numbers of apartments, condos, townhouses, semis, detached, and so forth. Most of the construction I have seen on the Vaughan side, in places like the whole area north of Centre and of the Promenade, is heavily townhoused.
But as to low-income housing, I'd think you'd want to inventory coops like Thornhill Green, WL Mackenzie, or Crown Heights, for starters.
The subway will make a major difference along Yonge Street. Most of those strip malls will be gone within 10 years of the subway showing up.
This is a good point. If the Yonge extension keeps on seeming as though it is going to move forward, there will be tremendous density pressure nor matter what happens. And if it ever got built then, sure, no strip malls, no car dealerships -- many of whom are waiting to see what shakes out before they sell in any case.
That said, the important role strip malls play in non-chain retail bears keeping in mind. Yonge is not great, but Steeles and Bathurst (including the parking lot strips adjacent to the Promenade) have quite bustling strip malls that has enabled a lot of local business that would not find its way into a mall or even a condo pedestal.
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