Comment 66804

By -Hammer- (registered) | Posted July 22, 2011 at 14:21:20 in reply to Comment 66754

You just gave one of the reasons as why it would not necessarily attract density, especially how long Hamilton has faced the problem of bureaucratic red tape for developers.

I'll give you another reason why it might not, not enough existing density to make LRT financially feasible in the mid-term and thus keeping developers away for long-term developments/intensification. If there is a consideration to stop or cut back the service or if it is poorly implemented, it is reasonable to assume issues might arise, given the city's current finances.

The other reason that Mr. Jelly touched on is a lack of major nodes along the corridor. The entire strip from the Eastgate area to Wellington St has only two to three conceivable major nodes, the Gage Park/Ivor Wynne Area, Ottawa St (which while nice, still has a ways to go) and maybe Center Mall (although everyone I talk to seems to avoid that big box, cars only monstrosity like the plague.)

It's the area in Ward 3 around Wellington, Wentworth, Sherman and Gage that is the cause for concern. It lacks density and conceivable attractions for people to go to. What I would honestly like to see in an article that states seriously "potential reasons LRT could fail in Hamilton, and how to avoid them" article.

Comment edited by -Hammer- on 2011-07-22 14:26:08

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