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Originally Posted by onetimetoomany
Anyone know where Jason Thorne stands on Main St not being two way? I'm curious as the head of the Department of Planning and Economic Development how he could be in role so long and not have addressed this blight on Hamiltons downtown.
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I have talk to him numerous times, and actually moved down the street from him (like 6 houses down), so I'll talk to him more hopefully.
What I can tell you is that while I can't guarantee his stance, we've never spoke about it, but I'd bet my entire net worth on him believe it should be 2 way. He's very progressive, but as one of if not the highest paid staff member in the city, he is bound by the politics of the city. I'm surprised and glad he has stuck around this long. Many of his calibre would leave to somewhere that would appreciate his views more, but I'm incredibly glad he aims to stay and work on the city he loves.
He doesn't get love around here, but that's because of his height limit, which the goal is to reduce land speculation, which I would argue it does. But the height limit doesn't exist in a vacuum, it exists in the context of not being used holistically through the entire change to how we zone the city. Regardless of this though, I think he is a gem, that is slowly bringing Hamilton forward, even if people here don't love his height limit theories which would work if utilized with other tools, like removal of single family zoning, and zoning of commercial streets/strips nearby duplex and triplex housing and midrises.
So, at the end of the day, I believe he supports 2 way main. Will he say that publicly? Probably not, not yet at least.