Comment 633

By jason (registered) | Posted June 23, 2006 at 09:55:33

I commented to the other writers at RTH that each week in the Star they list the list of new applications for a liquor license....now I don't drink, but I understand that seeing a list that long each week, many with patios, is a sign that Toronto's streets are becoming more vibrant with more dining out options and patio-life. In the Spec, you've got to read for months sometimes to come across another few applications. I end up thinking to myself, "why can't Hamilton develop the same vibrancy and fun living, even on a smaller scale?". Then stuff like this happens and I get my answer. Hamiltonians refuse to chill out and enjoy city living. We've bought into this lie that the burbs are really where it's at. And there's this constant pressure from certain residents and city hall to kill the life in the urban core and try to 'suburbanize' it. I moved downtown to get away from goofy chain restaurants, malls and absolute boredom of suburbia. Hamilton only has a small urban core left, the rest of the city that surrounds us is brutally devoid of street life and culture. I can't figure out why people are still trying to bring that type of 'vibe' to the core. Look around you and then go live near an Upper James stip mall for a few years and tell me which you prefer, and which is quieter and safer and more fun.

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