Originally Posted by SteelTown
* More signage pointing pedestrians to destinations along the waterfront - guess more signage never hurts.....perhaps bigger signage.
* Development that will make waterfront areas of Bayfront Park, Pier 8, year-round, 24-hour destinations, including office space, condos, hotels, restaurants, outdoor art gallery or sculpture park - skating rink will be under construction at Pier 4 this fall and restaurants are in the works as well.
* A historic-looking trolley running down James Street, linking the waterfront to the escarpment and showcasing the restaurants, shops and galleries along the street - done
* Anchor the Lister Block with a library or other public destination, maybe high-end liquor store, maybe public sculpture park, district energy solution, try to attract non-governmental organizations - really the key is to get the first floor as retail, good way for the city to create revenue towards mortgage payment
* Digital audio tours of the city and its landmarks - something new, there's a lot of this in Quebec City
* Plaques telling the story of notable buildings - have quite a few
* Rapid transit strategy that looks at innovative, green technology such as light rail that runs on optical readers, or personal rapid transit that runs individual, computer- operated cable cars on tracks above the streets - in the works already
* Arm's-length agency to broker deals between investors and the city, help property owners negotiate financing and zoning hurdles, tap into heritage tax credits and brownfield incentives and act as a lender of last resort - have Hamilton Reality Corp
* District plans that map out centres of industry, commerce, architecture, matched with action plans and incentive programs to create restaurant rows, discovery districts, gallery blocks or ethnic villages - certainly can improve on
* Connect districts with interesting pedestrian corridors - Gore Park redevelopment plan is in the works
* Create a spirit of risk-taking, entrepreneurship at City Hall - a lot needs to be done with reforming City Hall
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