My goodness! It's impossible to drive downtown these days.
With all the delivery trucks, construction, and pedestrians breathing life in to our downtown, it brings to mind, whats the plan?
The City has a downtown revitalization plan, but to see it in action you see a collection of individual efforts to revitalize our central core. The City of Brantford website states "The Downtown Master Plan will identify the action items necessary to achieve this outcome of Councils approved Community Strategic Plan, to make Brantford's "downtown vibrant and successful- the hub for its citizens, students, businesses, visitors and government".
So far, so good right?
A visit to their site shows numerous reports - but I find no eventual goal other to make it vibrant and successful.
How do we want our downtown to be shaped? Do we want it to be a burgeoning university district with cafes, shops, etc to service students? Perhaps instead we want to encourage businesses and professionals to set up shop? Or do we want both?
We need a plan and course accessible to all citizens - I call on our leaders to communicate its plan with us.
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