12-27-2017, 11:42 PM
(12-27-2017, 10:24 PM)chutten Wrote:(12-26-2017, 04:04 PM)Jonny Wrote: I've been meaning to make a map comparing the walking distance from the parking lots/garages in Uptown and Downtown compared to mall parking. Maybe it's the climate control, or the fact that you're 'in the mall' sooner, but there's definitely a bias towards mall parking vs more urban parking. For example, it's about 300m from the centre court at Conestoga to the middle of the parking by the Bay, which is the same as the straight line distance from the parking behind the Uptown LCBO to King & Erb, or from Kitchener City Hall to King & Water.
Not exactly what you asked for, but here's something I glommed together in a few minutes with Google Maps, Firefox Screenshots, and The GIMP:
Obviously, you can't actually park on the orange lines, you park rather a distance from them. And then walk.
Wow! Thanks! That really is telling, that square could be made to encompass most of the parking in uptown, so even parking far from your destination would be like being able to park INSIDE Conestoga Mall.
Moreover, how much better land use and density do we see uptown than at the mall.
Shocking really.