Comment 51446

By jonathan dalton (registered) | Posted November 15, 2010 at 09:55:08

No matter what good thing happens to downtown Hamilton, someone will come out and sh*t on it. That doesn't mean we will stop hoping for and applauding good things when they happen.

I am also critical of the location for this streetscape improvement if only because it's a cop out for leaving King St the way it is. However in the context of the Library and Market renovations it makes sense. It would be pointless to improve those buildings while leaving York Blvd in its previous horrible configuration.

There is even some potential for development on the opposite side of the street. Two of the last remnants of downtown industry occupy solid old buildings - Coppley Apparel and the mustard factory, and the empty lot between them sits next to plentiful parking under Jackson Square and in the City Centre parkade. These properties would be ripe for redevelopment if the surrounding environment supports it.

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