05-26-2016, 10:25 PM
This location will be a lot more accessible than a few others. See Why MEC's Burlington Location is an Awful Choice.
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There have been other criticisms of the Burlington location than this. I've heard a number of times that the proposed downtown Hamilton location was in play, but who knows. It doesn't seem their style to locate in an urban area, but I think that their Burlington store at least pays lip service to people arriving some way other than a car.
It's not a short walk from LRT, but the perception of a walk is highly dependent on the quality of the surroundings. We should be requiring more density, buildings fronting the sidewalk (I feel it's insane that this should not be the case everywhere), and a focus on pleasant connections on foot.
[url=http://mecinhamilton.neenerneet.net/burlingtonbad.html][/url]
There have been other criticisms of the Burlington location than this. I've heard a number of times that the proposed downtown Hamilton location was in play, but who knows. It doesn't seem their style to locate in an urban area, but I think that their Burlington store at least pays lip service to people arriving some way other than a car.
It's not a short walk from LRT, but the perception of a walk is highly dependent on the quality of the surroundings. We should be requiring more density, buildings fronting the sidewalk (I feel it's insane that this should not be the case everywhere), and a focus on pleasant connections on foot.