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Originally Posted by whiteford
btw it is very unlikely we will ever see the type of density shown of NY or Chicago in any other north american cities. that is a bygone era and only a few other cities have success in this way. such as Montreal or Philadelphia for example. although on a smaller scale. the best any of the newer density nodes can ever hope for is what they are doing in Toronto or Vancouver and what i envision for Calgary's beltline.
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I think Philadelphia is going to get much denser over the next 20 years. Center City is adding 4,000 apartment units over the next 4 years. The real thing that is holding density back in Philly is the zoning but I think eventually we will see that fixed.