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By ItJustIs (registered) | Posted January 16, 2015 at 10:32:25 in reply to Comment 107883
Just to clarify...
"I moved to Hamilton a few months ago because of the potential. But I work in Toronto. If LRT and the changes it bring don't happen, I will leave Hamilton and move to Toronto. Thank you Council."
This is what the poster said. And in response, I asked my question. To them. It wasn't a baiting query, to get people to defend the benefits of LRT or the (forecast) development changes. Which is what has ensued.
I was, in truth, trying to gauge their attachment to a notion five or ten years off. I don't care what city you're talking about, what neighbourhood you're talking about, in the main people do not plunk down a few hundred thousand dollars as a bet that the area will substantially be transformed. (Please note that I'm not talking about investors who flip properties after 'gentrification' has jacked up property values. Different kettle of fish entirely.)
In fact, it's reasonable to look at what I said this way: "If you don't think that Hamilton is a sufficiently great place to live right now and will only think so when substantive changes take place, then I'm not sure that Hamilton is your kind of city, period."
I think it's of value to remember that whether or not we get LRT, Hamiltonians will still be here. Life will go on. Resurrection of the downtown will unfold, albeit not in the way many here would prefer. In the end, this should be the fundamental focus. Once again, we're at risk of placing all our bets on something, when in reality, we need to continue to contribute to the city's transformation, regardless of the eventual outcome of The Battle of LRT.
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