Comment 64082

By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted May 27, 2011 at 11:08:14 in reply to Comment 64059

I'm such a sensitive bunny. Articles such as this, with comments such as Mr. Meister's...and the subsequent down-voting...just make me sad. (And sigh.)

I've been to Dublin. Spent St. Patrick's Day there six years ago. It's a wonderful place. Ryan presented the city very well. (And elicited some strong memories.)

Transformation of cities is always possible. But...but...

But this city (and you can read that as 'its people, its politicians, its Id, however you wish) has some tremendous limitations on it. One that strikes me immediately is the seeming negativity projected on the idea of an authentic 'downtown'. You know, the likes of which we've had in the past at various points. (Those looking to accuse me of living in the past and therefore having no stake in the future...can see me personally after class.) Dublin is a traditional urban-based city. Not 'exclusively', no. But its density and habits speak volumes in this discussion. Hamilton? Well, especially with this being 'The Recently Amalgamated City of Greater Hamiltonia', no. Not only 'no', but the amount of near-enmity regularly projected towards those who DO believe in the concept and importance of a downtown core is...I have to say, sigh-inducing, too.

Lots more to say here, especially the basic truth that British Isles towns and cities and those in Europe are an entirely different kettle of fish to what we have in front of us. I'm not dismissing Ryan's exhortations...neither am I aligning myself with the likes of Moylek...but this discussion is a lot more complicated than merely pointing out possibilities.

sigh

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