Comment 87853

By -Hammer- (registered) | Posted April 14, 2013 at 03:26:57

I'm not going to argue that Canon's one way nature is a determent to the street. It is certainly a contributing factor to the streets inhospitably. It, unlike Main and King St. is not an extension of highway 8 and I am for it's conversion.

However, what I would like request is that an explanation be given as to why Barton St. exists in a state of similar/even worse decay then Canon. A street which runs a single block parallel to Canon, is two way, heavily signalized throughout it's entire scope and even has explict traffic design between Wentworth and Victoria.

I have my own thoughts, but I would certainly not lump one way streets as the primary cause, especially considering how the area between King and Main St (two one way streets) seem to be undergoing several new beneficial developments (the Federal Building, Staybridge Suites, The Blanchard Development, the McNab transit terminal, the Sanford Development, New Grocery store in Jackson Square, new Convention Centre investment/bidding, new medical building and hopefully the Hamilton Grand/Connaught soon) and is becoming healthier every day. I will agree some may be in lieu of the others, but the point is development is happening on these one way streets.

People are desiring to build/open business along these streets suddenly, and I would say because the realization that density makes for feasible business operations, something that Barton and Cannon lack as they remain stuck in the three floor, ground floor (vacant) storefront paradigm, backed by generic two floor, single family housing that do not provide enough density to make smaller storefronts viable.

Comment edited by -Hammer- on 2013-04-14 03:41:03

Still waiting for the Randle Reef mess to get cleaned up, but hopefully not much longer!

http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/12/18/hamilton-randle-reef-announcement.html

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