Comment 68997

By Pxtl (registered) - website | Posted September 02, 2011 at 16:52:03

Thanks for directly submitting this to RTH - I agree, it's pleasant surprise to see a councillor's name as the submitter in this site.

I can see the appeal of the Velodrome being integrated into a larger athletic complex instead of being an isolated facility, as much as I'd love to see something like this appear on the West Harbor. Does this mean that the new Mohawk athletic facility will be available to the public in some fashion or another? Realistically, Velo isn't exactly a casual sport - Hamilton cyclists will be using the Velodrome about as much as Hamilton's football fans will be playing at the new stadium. This facility will be a venue for professionals and competitors, and that's a good thing, but realistically I don't think it will be part of Hamilton's recreational services. But still, it would be good to know that Mohawk will be operating this as a public building rather than their velodrome.

Either way, it sounds like Council is looking to move ahead with the Velo while simultaneously trying to minimize the cost and still procuring a world-class facility. I hope that's what we'll see, but I'm worried that this is a recipe for another long, drawn-out mess that ends up being completely subverted... repeatedly... in the final act like the stadium was.

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