Rethinking Osborne Village
One Man Committee
It’s time to require developers to go beyond the one-storey stucco box that has become common in the Osborne Village area (think of the TD Bank strip mall, Snap Fitness and Shoppers Drug Mart itself) and require new or expanded buildings to suit the urban character of the area, mainly by building up.
There has been much debate about the Shoppers expansion. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I lived in the Village and frequented Movie Village. I’ll be sad to see it go, and although I was never a customer of Vi-Ann, I’ll be sad to see its façade disappear. However as Walter points out in his most recent article, maybe it’s time to rethink the neighbourhood’s design. New developments should be required to consider density and mixed use.
