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Originally Posted by Phil McAvity
Welcome aboard Jimmy
This has been my criticism all along about Kelowna but you're the only one that seems to understand that Kelowna's cool with high-rises as long as they're not downtown (unlike every other city on earth) but every time I mention this, no one else here seems to get it
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Actually, you seem to not be listening when people who live in Kelowna explain why having towers spread around isn't such a bad thing. I'll explain again.
Kelowna's road infrastructure was built for a city of 50,000 people. The city was never planned to be a major centre. Short-sighted, yes, but that's the reality of Kelowna right now. Most road arteries cannot be expanded making rush hour going in and out of central Kelowna already bad during rush hour. Putting every single high-rise development in to one spot is only going to exasperate the situation.
As of right now, there are a handful of districts that cater to the local population. These areas have office buildings with doctor's offices, law firms, dentists...you name it. How would it benefit those that live in these districts to have to drive downtown for these services? You'd add even more daytime travel to an already clogged road system.
Having said that, the lions share of Kelowna big projects are all downtown. I mean, a 37 floor tower is currently under construction right across the street from a 16 floor building which is just down the street from a 21 floor tower going up.