I don't know about that if local planning policy continues to force high parking ratios in MCC condos. The new residents are likely to prefer higher auto capacity.
I mean, there's much more to being virtuous than merely demanding sidewalks/bike lanes
Doing the right thing, in this case was being more urban friendly. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t other issues that deserved attention… racism, sexism, etc. I didn’t think I’d have to specify that on a urban forum.
For better or worse when the entertainment district started building condos there started to be more and more rules which club owners and their visitors protested but were better for the residents in the area. Eventually the residents won that battle.
Only recently has Toronto accepted that bike lanes should be a thing after so many new residents who lived downtown complained and demanded them.
Only recently has things passed like making Yonge street a pedestrian area. Again something brought on by the influx of new residents to the area.
These things take time. Mississauga will likely always be behind Toronto. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try or put effort into it.
As for parking. I have lived downtown Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa. All three places I had parking and most of my neighbours did as well. That said our cars got very few kms on them in a year because it was simply easier to walk to the places we wanted to go then to jump in a car. For instance most of the people who live at mcc will shop at square one. That will stop a car trip. If the buildings have grocery stores and or pharmacies under them that will also stop a car trip. If the people want to go to the movies they will likely walk. If they want to go to the library they will likely walk. Perhaps they will want to drive to work but work is changing and there will be more work from home stopping additional car trips.
Density is coming and the area will slowly become more urban one way or another.
