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Originally Posted by Beedok
So, this is probably the totally wrong place for this, but I'm going to guess that Hamilton couldn't ever get a PATH system of it's own right?
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Originally Posted by matt602
Probably not. I don't think there'd be enough high traffic destinations to warrant it.... Those kinds of systems need constant draws of people to common above-ground destinations to make them work safely and effectively.
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PATH is reportedly used by an estimated
100,000 commuters daily, and sits under the city's
financial district which towers over most of the network. As well,
More than 50 buildings/office towers are connected through PATH. Twenty parking garages, five subway stations, two major department stores, six major hotels, and a railway terminal are also accessible through PATH. It also provides links to some of Toronto's major tourist and entertainment attractions such as: the Hockey Hall of Fame, Roy Thomson Hall, Air Canada Centre, Rogers Centre, and the CN Tower. City Hall and Metro Hall are also connected through PATH.
A similar dynamic supports
Montreal's Underground City.
Density of development as well as
density of residents/jobs helps support PATH, and property owners control the segments beneath their properties. This becomes complicated in Hamilton's downtown, where public-owned properties are thick on the ground; even under a scale model version of PATH, the City would operate commercial corridors that would potentially cannibalize small business on the surface.
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