Comment 95216

By jason (registered) | Posted November 27, 2013 at 19:17:13 in reply to Comment 95215

won't let me edit, so here is the rest:

Portland decided years ago to focus revitalization efforts in an incremental manner emphasizing walkability and easy curb-side parking on streets with low slung buildings in various states of repair such as Kenilworth, Parkdale etc.... Have a look: http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/20...

Have a look through these many mini-galleries of Portland walk-up neighbourhoods. This could be the future of Dundurn, Parkdale, Kenilworth, Barton, and stretches of Cannon such as between Ottawa and Gage and from Ferguson to Bay.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neighborhoo...

Even little micro-hoods could develop such as this block of retail/infill potential on Melvin adjacent to Parkdale: http://goo.gl/maps/ryFfA

Or this node on Sherman, just north of Barton: http://goo.gl/maps/E8UfF

We've sacrificed all of these former walk-up areas for the privilege of high speed car traffic. Yet, stable dense residential hoods abound all around these streets. Folks would love to have pharmacies, cafes, fruit stands, butchers and mini-grocers to walk to instead of having to drive or take long bus rides to big box grocery stores on the far ends of the city.

My absolute favourite stretch in Hamilton just ripe for a road diet, trees, 24-7 parking and ample bike parking is Cannon between Ottawa and Gage: http://goo.gl/maps/IJrm7

Ranko's Deli is there, Crash Landing, China City at Gage, and a great collection of small storefronts and neighbourhood retail potential all the way from Gage to Ottawa. "Stroll" the street from here at Gage, to Ottawa and look at the incredible potential for neighbourhood amenities and improved quality of life similar to all of those photo galleries from Portland: http://goo.gl/maps/W2ypz

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