Comment 27381

By jason (registered) | Posted November 21, 2008 at 14:30:30

highwater, you bring up a good point re: our 'civic heart' along Main/Bay. I think the potential for this area is tremendous with a few well-placed changes: 1. Education Square - it would add another batch of civic/new modern architecture built to the street. 2. A better public 'square'. The area around city hall is gorgeous. Sadly, it's cut-off with a mega parking lot in the back and Main St in the front. All the levels and broken pathways don't help either. But the trees/lawns and views of the great architecture in the area lend to a great 'euro-style' public space if revitalized properly.
3. Main St. Not much to say here. It sucks. LRT would help as would a design with no curbs, similar to the proposal for York Blvd. LRT running through the middle of this district would be great. A skating rink out front, cafes, vendors, a music 'bandshell' along the sloping SW corner of city hall (don't forget the back gardens of Whitehern and Football HOF) would all bring people here and get us used to hanging out and enjoying life in the civic heart of the city.

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