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By jason (registered) | Posted December 06, 2009 at 09:49:15

I would LOVE term limits. One of the best things we could ever do.

Roland, you're right about the uniqe things that will make downtown a destination. I noticed this yesterday without even paying attention. There were huge crowds in the Farmers Market, Denningers, Gore Park kids events (which I notice only stay until the 24th AGAIN this year, despite the fact that many people have time off the following week), the Market on James North, Locke St with it's horse/buggy rides etc.....

I then, needed to run to a store on Upper James and it felt like anytime of the year. Lots of cars and trucks, but no people. The store I was at had a host from KLite FM and the lady behind the counter kept telling me about how exciting it was to have a radio host there. Me and the other 7 people in the store didn't see all that excited about it. I got out of there and came back downtown and the hustle and bustle of James North was even more appreciated have just been on it's 'upper' counterpart.

Fast forward 10 years if we've got 2 light rail lines crossing the city and downtown has become even more vibrant....the difference is already there, but will become even more noticeable to the most negative residents in the not-too-distant future, assuming we make proper choices when it comes to new waterfront development, urban stadium location and light rail/streetscaping projects.

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