10-12-2023, 10:39 AM
You know a spot with tons of space, access to trees and a stream, an LRT stop and direct highway access?
Rockway Golf Course.
It even has the benefit of already being owned by the city, and is near 5 bus routes (iExpress 205, 3, 6, 7 & 8). The highway provides access from both the east and west sides (off both King and Courtland). You could make a little park between Bedford and the creek, to provide a buffer between the hospital and existing homes, and keep the tree line that runs behind Rockway/Carwood for the same purpose.
Even being generous with providing space between backyards and a potential hospital property, there's 60 acres of land just in the Courtland/Sydney/Rockway/Carwood section, and an additional 18 acres in the section between Courtland/highway/train tracks. Buildings could be strategically placed in order to keep as many full-grown trees as possible, as we know that access to nature helps patients heal faster.
I'd much rather have a world-class hospital near the city centre and a golf course at the edge of town, than the other way around.
Rockway Golf Course.
It even has the benefit of already being owned by the city, and is near 5 bus routes (iExpress 205, 3, 6, 7 & 8). The highway provides access from both the east and west sides (off both King and Courtland). You could make a little park between Bedford and the creek, to provide a buffer between the hospital and existing homes, and keep the tree line that runs behind Rockway/Carwood for the same purpose.
Even being generous with providing space between backyards and a potential hospital property, there's 60 acres of land just in the Courtland/Sydney/Rockway/Carwood section, and an additional 18 acres in the section between Courtland/highway/train tracks. Buildings could be strategically placed in order to keep as many full-grown trees as possible, as we know that access to nature helps patients heal faster.
I'd much rather have a world-class hospital near the city centre and a golf course at the edge of town, than the other way around.