By Pepper Parr
May 29th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
If you thought traffic was tight on Lakeshore Road as you come into the downtown core from the east – get ready for a real squeeze.
The Adi Development Group is now getting serious about their Nautique Development. A passageway for pedestrians in the north side of Lakeshore Road is being put in place; it will take up one of the two lanes that run west from Martha.
They will be in place for years. Hopefully they will not find themselves with a timeline similar to that of Bridgewater on the south side and a block to the west.
Adi has had a bumpy relationship with the city; they are a little on the roguish side but do build smart looking buildings. Their architecture is progressive and we’ve yet to hear a negative word about the quality of their developments.
Adi is also putting up the Station West development in Aldershot at the same time.
This development and The Gallery (26 storeys) that is being built across the street from city hall will, in the future be seen as the beginning of a process that changed to feel of the downtown core.
What that change will come to look and feel like is something we won’t know for another four, maybe five years.
Add to this the difference the pandemic is going to have on the whole world – leaves one asking the question: what will it be like ?
Does anyone know if cars will be able to turn right onto Martha Street from Lakeshore. Presently there are orange lines painted on the road ( orange indicates construction).