By Helen LuiWe constantly hear about the problems with density: tiny shoeboxes in the sky, looming towers and their shadows, traffic congestion, and overcrowding. But despite popular discourse, denser living can actually be good for us and our communities.Density as healthDensity brings public services, transit, parks, and amenities closer together. When we can walk our
That’s on the government to build out cities in remote locations and then have extremely low costs for people/businesses to bring them in
Also needs high speed commercial rail between the cities
We HAVE other cities across Canada already that could be used as other locations for companies. We don’t need to build more.
What the government needs to do is provide incentives for companies to move. But that could mean job losses in Toronto/Ontario. Would they be willing to make that sacrifice? I don’t think so.
I agree with the high speed rail thing though.
Ontario needs intermediaries between Toronto/Ottawa and Thunder Bay
The niche is currently occupied by Sudbury and Sault which isn’t ideal
There also isn’t really anything connecting to Hudson Bay/NW Passage (goes for the other provinces)