The High Rise Suburb

doady · Jan 29, 2019

Photos 1-13 taken on May 22, 2018.
Photos 14-34 taken on June 05, 2018.

Creditview District

Fairview District

City Centre District

Rathwood District

Mississauga Valleys District

Fairview District

Mississauga Valleys District

W. K. Lis · Jan 29, 2019

The condos themselves are "gated communities".

thettctransitfanatic · Jan 29, 2019

W. K. Lis said:
The condos themselves are "gated communities".

The real estate industry needs to stop using terms like this to describe their devlopments.

W. K. Lis · Jan 29, 2019

thettctransitfanatic said:
The real estate industry needs to stop using terms like this to describe their devlopments.

OK, go with "WALLED" community, patrolled by ex-border agents.

thettctransitfanatic · Jan 29, 2019

W. K. Lis said:
OK, go with "WALLED" community, patrolled by ex-border agents.

LOL, maybe Trump would love that commiunty...

christiesplits · Jan 29, 2019

I have often heard that condos and apartments in suburban communities are a uniquely Toronto phenomenon. Is this true?

knlaruw · Jan 29, 2019

mjl08 said:
I have often heard that condos and apartments in suburban communities are a uniquely Toronto phenomenon. Is this true?

In North America, perhaps. BC's lower mainland has plenty of suburban condos. GTA suburbs are comparably DENSE.

TRONto · Jan 29, 2019

Toronto for older communities (pre-80s) but otherwise it's a Vanc/Tor phenomenon. In general, Americans outside of big cities don't live in buildings over a few stories tall, especially not high rise buildings.

Transportfan · Jan 30, 2019

These pics to me suggest MCC will always be a "fake" downtown. No shoulder area, no inner city, no transition.

ErieHall · Feb 5, 2019

mjl08 said:
I have often heard that condos and apartments in suburban communities are a uniquely Toronto phenomenon. Is this true?

There are a few in Windsor a ways out from downtown. There's some more near the University but maybe those don't count.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3318722,-82.9369042,548a,35y,350.83h,57.33t/data=!3m1!1e3
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3204989,-82.9738696,354a,35y,333.95h,69.44t/data=!3m1!1e3

TRONto · Feb 5, 2019

Transportfan said:
These pics to me suggest MCC will always be a "fake" downtown. No shoulder area, no inner city, no transition.

Considering the people I know that live in the area drive to Square One. I have to agree.

I visited the area last summer, I noticed the newer developments are more urban (retail on the ground floor) so maybe it will be a different story 10 years from now. If Mississauga keeps allowing for development without street animation (ground floor retail/offices) people won't have the habit of walking and MCC will remain a fake downtown

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