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Table 5 · 02-17-2010, 10:19 AM

Ideally, there would be no single-family houses RIGHT NEXT to a station as it's a bit of a density waste. Around stations there should exist higher density housing/commercial, with the density getting lower the farther away you get from the station. You want as many people to have access to that station, so building higher density makes sense.

Not sure what the case is with the newer LRT stations as I haven't been to them lately (commute is a bit hard what with the several thousand km's in between), but I would assume that the city is trying to densify the neighborhoods around these stations like they are around the UofC. Problem is you always get the crazies out in full force protesting that the world will end if they build a high-rise in their neighborhood.

02-17-2010, 10:19 AM	#33
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	Ideally, there would be no single-family houses RIGHT NEXT to a station as it's a bit of a density waste. Around stations there should exist higher density housing/commercial, with the density getting lower the farther away you get from the station. You want as many people to have access to that station, so building higher density makes sense. Not sure what the case is with the newer LRT stations as I haven't been to them lately (commute is a bit hard what with the several thousand km's in between), but I would assume that the city is trying to densify the neighborhoods around these stations like they are around the UofC. Problem is you always get the crazies out in full force protesting that the world will end if they build a high-rise in their neighborhood. Last edited by Table 5; 02-17-2010 at 10:27 AM.