"won't be for a long long time."
Hence the word "vision" and the explanation that "this plan would not be feasible unless Thunder Bay was a much larger city, at which point the right of way probably won't exist". It was just a fantasy thing I made, nothing more.
A time killer.
"As for transportation in Thunder Bay now, I could drive from Westfort to Current River without taking the Expressway in about 20 minutes during rushhour."
Really? It takes about 10 minutes to get from Simpson and Dease to the Superstore on Thursday at lunch time. Whens the last time you were in the city? Intercity has grown a lot, and that really snarls up traffic along Fort William and Memorial.
Now, I'm going to transcribe the CBC news report about the court house, which will take a couple minutes, because they don't put their news on their website. Please stand by..
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There's a proposal to have a new court building in Thunder Bay, put up on the site of the city owned Brodie street parking lot and transit shelter. However the mayor is staying mum about what kind of offer the city is making to the province. All Lynn Peterson will say is, "a deal isn't done yet".
Councilors discussed a report on the idea at a meeting late last month. It was prepared by the head of planning for the city.
The city's parking authority has also discussed the implications of the project. Minutes from the meeting say the courthouse would mean the loss of 300 south core parking spaces.
A spokesperson for the Ontario Reality Corporation says no decision has been made on the site for a new courthouse. Bill Moore says in the normal course of events, the province first reviews it's own land holdings in the city for a suitable site, and if one isn't found, then the province looks at properties offered by the municipality.
© CBC News, Thunder Bay 2007
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I don't understand where they're getting those 300 spaces from. Is the courthouse going to take up that entire area?? That's bigger than a Wal-Mart.
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