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Originally Posted by blankall
I disagree with this. The people are going to move to whatever city regardless. They can either live in a place with high density, that is close to transit and jobs. Or they can all commute in from the suburbs. The commuting is far more damaging.
Converting office buildings to residential is a good idea, but, once again, this requires a loosening of the zoning restrictions.
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Zoning is not a barrier to conversion. City will accommodate easily from a regulatory standpoint. I can also expedite its approval through priority designation. The issue is primarily is the economics of it - probably need some incentives from various levels of government to see it happen at a larger scale. The other issue is suitability of a floor plate - anything over 12,000 sq ft floor plate becomes difficult for residential use.