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Circa89 · 06-05-2006, 02:32 PM

I have to back up Bronco here a little bit with my own observations. When growing up I lived in Lake Bonavista. Bonavista was built in the early seventies on the edge of the City. The lots are huge and more importantly there were no lots with multi-family dwellings. A duplex wasn't even allowed.
Now I live on the edge of the City in McKenzie Towne. MacTowne has single family lots but it also allows granny suite rentals over the Garages. It has Duplexes, fourplexes,Townhomes, Rowhousing, Brownstones, Multistory Condo developments and Apartment style Condos. It also employs a good mix of Commercial in with the residential. I have no numbers to back this up but I would guess the density of McKenzie towne is at minimum twice that of Bonavista.

To say that urban sprawl doesn't exsist is really putting your head in the sand but at least this is a great start to help reduce it.

06-05-2006, 02:32 PM	#13
Circa89 Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2005 Exp:	I have to back up Bronco here a little bit with my own observations. When growing up I lived in Lake Bonavista. Bonavista was built in the early seventies on the edge of the City. The lots are huge and more importantly there were no lots with multi-family dwellings. A duplex wasn't even allowed. Now I live on the edge of the City in McKenzie Towne. MacTowne has single family lots but it also allows granny suite rentals over the Garages. It has Duplexes, fourplexes,Townhomes, Rowhousing, Brownstones, Multistory Condo developments and Apartment style Condos. It also employs a good mix of Commercial in with the residential. I have no numbers to back this up but I would guess the density of McKenzie towne is at minimum twice that of Bonavista. To say that urban sprawl doesn't exsist is really putting your head in the sand but at least this is a great start to help reduce it.