11-08-2019, 07:32 AM
The idea that building density along the IHT would ruin it for users is absurd and rooted in the faulty notion of active transportation corridors like the IHT being primarily for recreation instead of transportation. I feel conflicted, though. I think there is heritage value in the houses on that site, and it would be a shame to have them destroyed. Without them being designated, though, it seems they're trying to make an argument on the basis of protection of the IHT, which I am strongly opposed to. Setting some sort of precedent that the IHT needs protection from tall buildings would be very harmful for the development of the city.