Good News!?

coalminecanary · #1 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 4:50 PM**

Hey guys, I'm hoping you can help me compile a quick list of "good news" that has happened over the last year or so. I'm thinking since summer of 2007. I'm thinking in terms of "big wins" for urban renewal, preferably downtown-centric

I'll start with:
unanimous council approval to go after LRT
lister deal finally secured
canmet at mip
city fights big boxes on innovation lands

any more ideas? i'm sure i'm missing some big ones.

coalminecanary · #2 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 5:18 PM**

GO train storage at hunter
plans to remove buses from gore and centralize at a downtown terminal

more?

astroblaster · #3 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 6:16 PM**

when did that randle reef funding come through?

BrianE · #4 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 6:17 PM**

Spallacci (however you spell it) building is very near to completion. Not only that but it looks good too.

Eastgate mall bus platforms.
Bike racks on buses, I don't bike, but rumour has it that other people do.

RHVP is open since Nov. 2007 with all the good and bad that it entails.

Lowes opens near Barton and Woodward. It's big box, I know, but it did result in a brown field cleanup.

crhayes · #5 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 6:37 PM**

Convert King South to Pedestrian only (enhancing Gore Park)
York Street Blvd. Streetscape
Balsillie trying to get a hockey team into Hamilton
City buying and shutting down strip clubs in the core

Millstone · #6 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 6:40 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by crhayes

Convert King South to Pedestrian only (enhancing Gore Park)
York Street Blvd. Streetscape
Balsillie trying to get a hockey team into Hamilton
City buying and shutting down strip clubs in the core

None of this has happened yet.

crhayes · #7 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 6:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Millstone

None of this has happened yet.

Lol oops my bad, I was just thinking good news in general.

astroblaster · #8 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 7:18 PM**

london tap house renovation/opening ?

crhayes · #9 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 7:21 PM**

There is the city housing beside the pizza pizza at King and John.

markk · #10 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 7:51 PM**

James St. N continues to evolve - with Mixed Media moving into a new location.

Some really great pubs/restos/stores emerge or are reno'd: 316 lounge, gallaghers, gown and gavel, bad dog, shanghai tea, the courtyard, etc...

coalminecanary · #11 Posted **Nov 27, 2008, 10:35 PM**

thanks guys :-)

actually this is kind of nice to see all of this good news in one place.

astroblaster · #12 Posted **Nov 28, 2008, 4:21 AM**

yah. i dig this

hamilton smiles and positivity party!

coalminecanary · #13 Posted **Nov 28, 2008, 2:56 PM**

Thanks guys, i needed this so that I could remember all the good stuff that has happened since staff moved to city centre. I know that these are not directly caused by that move, but I firmly believe that a shift in mindset has happened since city hall moved.