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Originally Posted by Keith P.
There's a lot more than that to bug someone about this thing. I am continually astounded how this, the icon of central planning under HRMxD, Andy Fillmore's opus, something that was touted as a revitalization for the area, a project that so many people at HRM oversaw, turned out so horribly, unspeakably, awfully bad. It is simply a disaster.
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I would say that, in general, HRM-owned sites seem to turn out worse than privately-owned sites. Provincially-owned land is even worse, and most of those sit in limbo for years. The Sister sites were in planning limbo for a long period of time.
There's lots of development happening in Halifax and most of it is least of OK quality. The reports, studies, and general planning activities around these publicly-owned sites don't seem to improve anything. I guess from a NIMBY perspective there is some improvement because heights are usually artificially reduced below what is optimal in the market and on top of that most of the sites sit empty, reducing feared traffic congestion, etc. Unfortunately that is not good for tax purposes or for making the city vibrant and interesting. In aggregate the underused public land must be a big drag on the city's attractiveness, vibrancy, and overall economy.