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I'm not against the concept of less expensive midrises in certain areas, but I think the areas where they would best fit in with the height (areas where neighbors would be against a high rise disproportionate to the surrounding character) will also be the areas that won't want housing like that. So the midrises will end up wasting some prime CBD lots, like the CSC building did...

Seems to me while buying is well out of the reach of the median income, renting is still within reach, and many more rentals might be available soon. So you can still have a diversity of incomes living downtown, without encouraging cheaper construction. I don't think we have to artificially facilitate homeownership; renting is not the end of the world. And there are plenty of affordable ownership options outside downtown.

They should stick to the ideas of bringing character back to the squares, and making some progress on public transit.