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A. ~. ..- » ~ 5 Ounnidehasdeddadmdlaehis Alterall.thiaisourWatedoo. ”3”“ for”. - . ’ ' 7; ~’ " “ W ‘5; ‘ WWWmofdtedty. Residentsoftheoondominiums , {‘32: {It ,. , , a ”a: ‘ : f, ‘ r - - ;;.~ in the Bauer and Seagrun lofts. 53%?! \- a M... ’ - . W ‘ """““ ‘ j‘ . e :1 . along with all ofuaWho Eveline. "_.'q.._.§';‘;?;",;"fl -. r. ‘" w W” '* “a a - we: .. ' minim-mi Manitoulin enjoy tree-lined streets and green ""*“ i“ ‘â€"' .. ‘ ‘ ’ ' , ' 74mg“. _ Matthew gardensaswestroilunderlhetree ‘ 3. ‘ 1 7.5. ' ‘ 2 canopy and walk to work or to r.” .. -;- ' __ en my wife and i first W or to meet with friends and ' ’ aw . a; ' ' .1 5 w ‘ " .4 ;j Moved to Merino Street Whom; ' " “63";5“ : ' z, . 40 years ago we realized The Waterloo West residential "p ',' , ' -. the characteristics of our street district is on a grid pattern and its ’ ' g; and of the nearby residential areas mature trees and flowering gar- ‘~ differed from other Ontario and dens create a unique walkable _-W Canadian cities environment. 5' " ' a; Our home was built in 1867 by These quiet streets invite new ‘" ‘ ‘ « Conrad Fenner. a future deputy and old residents alike, adults and ' " ‘ 1‘ fire chief and Waterloo councillor. children, parents and grandpar- . “ ' . The residential area Conrad Fen- ents to walk or cycle through the g ., N ' net chose for his. and our. home neighbourhood. to enjoy its ambi- "‘7' has been successfully maintained ence and appreciate its history for overa century-andâ€"a half. . Our streetsmpes and sidewalks , Over all these years this area are the equivalent to hiking or remained a vital and vibrant defin- walking trails in new subdivisions. 1 ing characteristic of the City of The grid pattern of our tree-lined Waterloo. Its historical and archi- streets, however. contrasts tectural character make it our city, markedly with the curved and _ \ not someone else's somewhere < . .. . . .. of newer subdivi- Mayor mic Carroll desigiatesthe McLaughlin home on Memo Street as a heritage landmark in 1981. She is else. To lose this sions, adorned joined by the McLaughlins and their two daughters along Mth students from two nearby schools. to thoughtless, with hiking and . ”m“ mm unsympathetic walkingtrails of Waterloo's plans must be conservation and preservation. Brownfield areas where indus‘ developments Why would absolutely explicit in stating this Little wonder, too, that those tries with names such as Seagram. and traffic infil- anyone plan to goal. residents who joined the lane’s Bauer, Sonar Hauserman, Labatt, nation is to lose suddenly place This kind of guidance is com- Walks alongtheseWaterioo streets Waterloo Bedding, Snyder furni- the very heart of increased num- mon in other cities; think for felt so passionate about their com- ture. Waterloo Manufacturing and the city. bers of cars or instance of The Annex in Toronto munity'and hopeful the primary Canbar were once located are in Waterloo's trucks here? My or the Glebe in Ottawa. Compare goal of the mayor and councillors attractive. for development central residen- hope is that the this to cities where the core resiâ€" isto protectthis precious jewel. bemuse of the stability of the sur» tiai area most of City ofWaterioo dential areas have been allowed to At a public meeting on Oct. 23 rounding residential core area. the homes are will enforce decline; think for instance of so Mayor Brenda Halloran and These developments. however. . single family positive strate< many American cities. some of Uptown Coun. Melissa Durrell must not be interpreted as the new dwellings, inter- gies to retain them not far from Waterloo. agreed to stand shoulder-toâ€"shoul~ city plan and the older areas seen mixed with and to preserve The opening of the Beechwood der with the residents to reverse merely as a flow through for or to some twoâ€"fami- the character of subdivision in 1960’s, along with the designation of several streets other developments. ly or duplex this neighbour- Lincoln Heights. Colonial Acres that had been identified as minor New developments should con- homes and u . . hood. and later lakeshore Village offered collectors to funnel external traffic form and be adapted to the resi- almost all of Its hlStOI'lCdl and in Uptown new residential developments throng] the neighbourhood. dential environment. not domi- them owner- - West, new col- What is interesting, though, is Little wonder as new projects nate and change it forever. occupied. They arChlteCFural character lector street that they did not diminish the emerge along Park Street and Traffic solutions that function cover a time make It our City, not designations attractiveness ofthe central core. if another threatens the sensitive holistically must protect the span from someone 8188’s. for an inflow of anything, they enhanced it. Read development of Alexandra School integrity and historical and archi- before Canada ” traffic should the literature of those who wish to _ Condominiums. people in Water- tectural character ofthe residential was a nation. or somQWhere else. be discouraged locate here. loo areuneasy again. neighbourhoods and limit. rather Waterloo 41 so as not to Little wonder that previous They rightly fear traffic will be than encourage. cut-through trafâ€" town, to Victori~ ‘ Kenna “cu",shfln bisect the exist- Waterloo councillors and planning routed through the residential fic. an and 20th ”"”":S"r"'"‘,w"mq“m“ ing neighbour» staff always marked the historic neighbourhoods and parking over- Were she here in Waterloo. 1 r v n t u r y "fwmmmm‘pm'" m” hood. The City and central areas as important for flowinto the residential streets. think Jane Jacobs would agree.