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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think land bought that can't be used is a hit on the tax payer. When you hear about chemicals in people's basements after the floods it's an issue. And real estate within walking distance of a major city's downtown core shouldn't be an odd old bus station, some car lots, and an empty field.
It just doesn't say modern city to me.
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The West Village has cycling and running paths along a pleasantly forested river bank, the Pumphouse theatre, and some of the nicest residential areas in the city nearby. My son has been going to a theatre camp at the Pumphouse, so I've been spending every Saturday morning for the last couple months hanging out in the area drinking coffee, strolling, and reading. If a couple car dealerships are really the worst thing about a neighbourhood, it's hardly a blight.
I can't think of a major city I've been to that doesn't have a worse neighbourhood - often much worse - within a 10 minute walk of the downtown core.