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I love it. Honestly, I love it.

so bright and optimistic, but sorry, very unpractical.

you want to ban suburban retail. Guess where it will end up? Just outside the city limits. cities like brantford, burlington, and grimsby will jump at the opportunity to take retail sales from the 'banned' suburban retail.

I like the transit idea. Hamilton is situated in an awkward spot though on a regional scale. We're too far south to be a connection point between the remainder of South-Western Ontario, and even on the current status of railway lines, only connections we have not to the GTA would be towards Smithville, and Welland. unless some major changes are made with building a connecting rail link up from the go station back to the CN rail line for connections to St. catharines/niagara falls.


I think focusing on making a bike orientated city is somewhat silly. I'd sooner dedicate lanes for transit than bikes. merely biking up the escarpment every day is enough to kill the average person, so that would cut off most mountain residents from biking to their work, which I believe you want to focus on being downtown.

Nice dream, too bad finances control everything. I love the Historical Building Preservation and Renovation initiative. 5 years of tax free would be great. I don't think the city is collecting much taxes if at all from the current status of most dilapidated buildings.

I think honestly our future would be brightest if we move away from the Steel Industry image and focused on redeveloping the bayfront. But again, costly and impractical at this current time.

I love the optimism, but if you force too many restrictions on residents who enjoy convenience, they'll head out, to places like Mississauga, Brampton, where those bylaws aren't in effect.

Hamilton isn't a city in the middle of nowhere, there is always competition amongst Toronto, Hamilton, and the cities surrounding it. You can easily move to a different city, and hold on to the same job, since we are part of one of the largest urban areas in North America.