[movingtohamilton]

The problem isn't just in my immediate area. It's all over very large portions of the lower city, notably east of the core. The number of abandoned and/or "for rent" buildings on Main, King, and Barton is shocking. Storefront after storefront is vacant.

So we end up with a "suburban" lifestyle in the heart of a city: there is no local everyday commerce in the neighbourhood, so we jump in a car and leave where we live to shop, go to a gym, get a haircut...and so on.

Bizarre.