Raise the Hammer

Jason,

As it stands, all of the City's investment IS slated to go downtown, Copp's, the stadium and velodrome?

How is suggesting that one of the facilities go just outside of the downtown "poaching"?

Isn't Dundas part of Hamilton?

And just a quick question, where do you live Jason?

You are accusing people of trying to move the velodrome into their backyard and you live within sight of the proposed West Harbour site.

And Jason, aren't you the same guy who wrote this?

By jason (registered)Posted March 19, 2010 18:42:27

yep, James is the only N/S street worth doing this on. It'll take about 90 seconds to cycle from Cannon to Burlington St so I can't imagine too many folks will participate in this event (I wonder if Hamilton will be first city to screw up a cyclovia?). I know I won't.

First of all, Cannon isn't a street for cycling, especially with kids. We'll stick to our neighborhood park on that day, or do the old bikes in the back of the car down to the waterfront routine. I hate doing it, but I refuse to sacrifice one of my kids just because the city won't spend a few hundred bucks on some paint along the side of one of our many undercapcityc roads.

And by the way, I'm sitting on my front porch as I type this catching glimpses of the harbour, skyway bridge and steel mills through the trees (hey, is that a PRIMUS sign down there!?).

I'm very close to the harbour and yet there is no safe way to cycle there. I applaud the Open Streets folks and hope they will be able to gather some public support in order to get the city to do the right thing in future years. Based on the success the Mustard Festival people have had in trying to close King down for over a decade during their event, I'm not optimistic.

"I'm very close to the harbour and yet there is no safe way to cycle there."


"I'm very close to the harbour and yet there is no safe way to cycle there."


"I'm very close to the harbour and yet there is no safe way to cycle there."

Wow, that sounds like a great place to build a bicycle facility - in a place that there is "no safe way to cycle there."

I can just imagine all of the international cyclists wanting to ride in and out of he downtown core for their training sessions. The traffic, exhaust and friendly drivers will really enhance their experience.

And forget about the elite cyclists for a minute, I'm going to feel great sending my youngsters on their bikes through downtown traffic to get to the velodrome!

Jason, it is clear that it is YOUR position that YOU want the velodrome and other facilities in YOUR backyard without regard to the long-term sustainability of the facility.

Is having the velodrome downtown more important than having a sustainable and well-used faciltity?