- kiu kiu online - January 09, 2020, at Brisbane, Queensland St
- 6 Upcoming Events...
Recent Articles
- Hamilton's Secret Council and the Financial Penalties for Speaking Outby Cameron Kroetsch, published November 24, 2019 in Commentary
(2 comments)
- The Environmental Urbanist Podcastby Jason Allen, published November 21, 2019 in Hardy to Zone 6
(0 comments)
- A Recipe For Mass Murderby Kevin Somers, published November 21, 2019 in Opinion
(0 comments)
- City of Burlington Shares Options for Official Plan Reviewby Roland Tanner, published October 29, 2019 in Commentary
(0 comments)
- Carbon Pricing a Small-Government Solution to Climate Changeby Lauren Stephen, published October 28, 2019 in Special Report: Climate Change
(6 comments)
- Alberta's Oil Tantrum Masks a Desperate Cry for Helpby Ryan McGreal, published October 24, 2019 in Special Report: Climate Change
(7 comments)
- AGH Film Festival Review: There Are No Fakesby Doreen Nicoll, published October 24, 2019 in Reviews
(0 comments)
- AGH Film Festival Review: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Amby Doreen Nicoll, published October 24, 2019 in Reviews
(0 comments)
- AGH Film Festival Review: Pain and Gloryby Doreen Nicoll, published October 24, 2019 in Reviews
(0 comments)
- PPC Candidate for Hamilton Centre Promoting Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theoriesby Alton Byrne, published October 20, 2019 in Special Report: Extremism
(0 comments)
- The Staggering Mediocrity of Andrew Scheerby Ryan McGreal, published October 18, 2019 in Federal Election 2019
(8 comments)
- Hamilton is Joining the Extinction Rebellionby Nicole Smith, published October 16, 2019 in Special Report: Climate Change
(6 comments)
- Time for a National Basic Incomeby Doreen Nicoll, published October 16, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- Art Gallery of Hamilton Film Festivalby Doreen Nicoll, published October 16, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- Remembering the Legacy of Hate as Council Considers Partnering With a Homophobic Political Action Committeeby Shawn Selway, published September 25, 2019 in Commentary
(2 comments)
- Book Review: My Year of Living Spiritually by Anne Bokmaby Doreen Nicoll, published September 25, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- Kanesatake Crisis Still Unresolved 29 Years Laterby Doreen Nicoll, published September 25, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- No Easy Resolution to Burlington's Naturalized Garden Controversyby Doreen Nicoll, published September 10, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
- A Tale of Two Crosswalksby Cameron Kroetsch, published September 09, 2019 in Special Report: Extremism
(1 comment)
- Landscaping By-Law Threatening Naturalized Yardsby Doreen Nicoll, published September 09, 2019 in Healing Gaia
(0 comments)
Article Archives
Blog Archives
Site Tools
Feeds
By Lolo (anonymous) | Posted June 30, 2012 at 15:54:23 in reply to Comment 78812
Just some random thoughts on others' comments/question:
* What passes for destination shopping in this city, is all at Limeridge Mall.
* Brands have tried to set up shop at Jackson Square: most recently Yves Rocher left its prime mall spot near the King & James entrance. They weren't making money.
* To be more than blunt about it, if you want to encourage the elderly (or anyone else) to spend their commercial and leisure time in the core, you need to get rid of the peep show, the bingo, the gold selling/cash shops, and that shop on King E where all the wanna-be thugs hang out smoking pot. That's a relentless stream of threat and erosive behaviour that no one wants to deal with.
* I, too, remember the vibrancy of the James to Ferguson corridor along King back in the 80s - shops everywhere, and all doing business. I miss Book Villa mightily at times. But we all got caught up in malls, then big box stores, then Wal-Mart, and those cancers ate away at small-scale commercial ventures, then the urban rot set in.
* If you want people to spend their commercial time in Jackson Square, try installing businesses that actually stay open past 6 p.m. I went to the mall around 7 on Thursday evening, and the only things open were Dollarama and the LCBO. That's not a particularly encouraging set of options for a leisurely mall stroll. Grand & Toy closes even earlier, right when folks are leaving their office jobs. That makes no sense at all.
* We do have corridors of pubs: Most notably Hess Village and Augusta St - King William had a stretch that was bar-oriented, but it got run-down and seedy and seemed to involve a lot of thug-oriented knife-fights. Is that still the case, or have those bars moved out? Hess is also a less than attractive option since the incursion of dance clubs.
* Augusta St does a one-day mini-festival every year now - music, food, chili cook-off - maybe if more areas were encouraged to do something similar, as the Art Crawls do, and Locke St has, there'd be more incentive for folks to come.
* Part of the problem with downtown has always been parking - it's not that easy to get. Who wants to stop and shop, or stop and eat, when the first impression on passing through the core is that there's no parking?
Permalink | Context