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Originally Posted by Bubba9000
I'm a bit leery of city efforts to lure companies to locate here. It always seems to cost us when they do (Maple Leaf, Canada Bread, and others).
The city can and should make Hamilton a better place to live, especially in and around the downtown. Calm traffic, wider sidewalks, better transit, more trees, public washrooms, end parking minimums, cleaner well serviced more accessible parks and green space, to name a few obvious ones. Street side businesses would survive and thrive where now they cannot. These changes would lead to a better fiscal position for the city, with a side effect of increased livability. At some point large employers are attracted because of talent and vitality. All the city should do is clean up it's own house and get out of the way.
Merely "attracting employers" isn't possible. There needs to be something to attract them to.
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I don't disagree, but it's a bit of a game of chicken and egg. You need employers to attract talented people, but you need talented people to attract employers. I agree with the things you think will improve the downtown and attract employers and people organically.
I think cities can attract employers, but Hamilton is so shite at it.
With regard to the yellow brick that is dirty, I kind of like the dirtier look. I know many prefer perfectly pristine brick, but I've always loved the soot covered red and yellow brick. Gives it texture you can't get artificially.