Wow, amazing pix! I love how many Canadian suburbs have large skylines!
I moved to Mississauga in '97 and not much was happening in terms of new development particularly in MCC but the past 5 years have been amazing.I saw Mississauga's new downtown for the first time in years. Remember the early 80s when Square One was all by it's lonesome along with some fields and the transmission towers?
Excellent park as well.Kariya park! It has to be one of the most unique parks in Mississauga.
The Jubilee garden by the city centre is quite pretty as well.
Parkside Village may be a good example of your point per the following blurb from the developers (Amacon) per their marketing booklet:Great thread-- really shows the revolutionary changes in Canadian suburbs (Vancouver and Ontario in particular) which are making Canadian cities a unique mix of American and Asian/European urban planning and design principles.