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1. Expropriate that building at the corner of R&D from Farhi & build a public square

   That building is a huge eye sore & an embarrassment to the city, to have it at our main intersection. It needs to come down its a hideous piece of 70's architecture.

   I propose that when it is demolished to turn it into a public square, full of benches a fountain & maybe an icecream stand or something alike.

   Either that or create a new huge mixed-use building that adds the city skyline & will finally give Richmond & Dundas the reputation it & boost it needs.

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2. Have a Youth Symposium to ask what they would like to see downtown.
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3. buy the railway corridor at Oxford turn into transit
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4. A Project that would forever change London's Image

   There is no greater symbol of London's inabilty to "Get with it" than the freight trains that run through the centre of our city. The CP rail line should be rerouted around the city and replaced by an elevated monorail running from the Hyde Park area to the airport with a downtown station at the Selby building on Richmond Street. This would provide an east/west transit corridor that could also include walking and bike paths. The next time you are stuck in traffic waiting for a train just visualize a sleek vehicle gliding above the freight with tourists waving and commuters texting.

   There is no greater symbol of London's inabilty to "Get with it" than the freight trains that run through the centre of our city. The CP rail line should be rerouted around the city and replaced by an elevated monorail running from the Hyde Park area to the airport with a downtown station at the Selby building on Richmond Street. This would provide an east/west transit corridor that could also include walking and bike paths. The next time you are stuck in traffic waiting for a train just visualize a sleek vehicle gliding above the freight with tourists waving and… more

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5. Fine people for throwing cigarette butts on the ground in the core - Dundas/Richmond is disgusting

   Just a few years ago, dog owners were not required to clean up after their dogs and now the sidewalks are free of dog excrement. It's time to do the same thing with cigarette butts - especially in the Richmond and Dundas area. We walked through there last night on our way to dinner and commented we would be embarrassed to bring guests downtown. We felt as though we were in a ghetto.

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6. London Needs to Think Big

   We need to cast aside the prevailing attitude of myopia that plagues this city, and we need to shed the small town mentality. London is not a small town, it is a thriving city of close to half a million people. London needs to cast the die on a project that will distinguish it from the other cities of SW-Ont. A project, for example, installing muni-fibre, or becoming a leader in green energy would grab people's attention and make them think, "There's a city on the rise, that's where I'd like to live."

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7. Free Wifi Downtown and Cheap Art Spaces

   The internet is a utility and people in downtown/old south/ old east London/ could use this to encourage innovation, communication, and attract businesses to the core. Also as a part of this we need more art/performance spaces that are inexpensive for artists to use. One of the amazing things about cities like Edmonton, Kitchener/Waterloo, Kingston, is that they create the spaces for their artists to work and show their work. Nuit Blanche this last weekend was a great example of what happens when the arts are out in public and are easy for the artists and public to access. But many businesses were closed. Why? If artists attract people, and they do, then business can use that for their benefit. So we have a free utility, Internet, combined with inexpensive and accessible art spaces, feeding businesses in the downtown bringing more people into the downtown and not leaving right after - like the JLC.

   The internet is a utility and people in downtown/old south/ old east London/ could use this to encourage innovation, communication, and attract businesses to the core. Also as a part of this we need more art/performance spaces that are inexpensive for artists to use. One of the amazing things about cities like Edmonton, Kitchener/Waterloo, Kingston, is that they create the spaces for their artists to work and show their work. Nuit Blanche this last weekend was a great example of what happens when the arts are out in public and are easy for the artists and public to access. But… more

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8. A place you leave after 4 years. Don't waste your money beyond Western with that city hall
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9. The hub of Cda's biggest farm belt, it should celebrate that
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10. Why spread out when we can build up. Promote the skyline.

    Reputable cities have reputable skylines. As a child and still to this day I find something fascinating about catching a glimpse of a city skyline from a highway or hilltop. For a city under of nearly half a million and even compared to cities under a million London has a great skyline. Buildings such as one London place, TD towers, and the newly completed renesiance, there is a couple new ones going but Id like to see more. I was reading an article recently saying that the renisaince sold out no problem so there is a market for high rise condos.

    Is there a way to give companies incentive to build large structures in a city or decide to construct a large office building or headquarters in your city?

    I personally would like to see something taller than One London. Just a thought.

    Reputable cities have reputable skylines. As a child and still to this day I find something fascinating about catching a glimpse of a city skyline from a highway or hilltop. For a city under of nearly half a million and even compared to cities under a million London has a great skyline. Buildings such as one London place, TD towers, and the newly completed renesiance, there is a couple new ones going but Id like to see more. I was reading an article recently saying that the renisaince sold out no problem so there is a market for high rise… more

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11. River Front

    London needs to develop its riverfront. It cannot be just parks, bike/walking paths, and playgrounds. It needs restaurants, artisans, a night life. A place where people want to hang out. People of all ages. A place to share ideas and lives. Keep big business away. The more "little" people there are, the better, as these are the people that will truly keep the place vibrant because they will care most about its future.

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12. The music playing at Dundas & Richmond, & The Library should showcase local artist,& be interactive

    Not that I dislike the Bach/beethovan, it just has a very limited appeal & makes our city look even more conservative then it already is.

    Artist from EVERY genre should be able to have their music played through out the day all along Dundas, street with a digital panel showcasing what is playing, with the ability to vote on what should be played more often. Giving London that digital/high tech/creative/etc feel that London is trying to attain.

    This though CANNOT be restrained or else it will lose its focus, I mean yes some music is not exactly pg rated, but what downtown is? Neither are the drug dealers and screaming homeless people downtown, in the first place.

    Not that I dislike the Bach/beethovan, it just has a very limited appeal & makes our city look even more conservative then it already is.

    Artist from EVERY genre should be able to have their music played through out the day all along Dundas, street with a digital panel showcasing what is playing, with the ability to vote on what should be played more often. Giving London that digital/high tech/creative/etc feel that London is trying to attain.

    This though CANNOT be restrained or else it will lose its focus, I mean yes some music is not exactly pg rated, but… more

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13. KEEP CHAIN RESTAURANTS OUT OF DOWNTOWN

    Why is it that in DT London, where we are supposed to be promoting local shops and restaurants, a Jack Astors has just opened up on the corner of Richmond and Central? What's worse than that? Apparently right across the street where Mongolian Grill used to be, a Boston Pizza is opening up.

    So while independent business owners are struggling to provide good service and keep business, these corporate chains are just laughing.

    How is that fair?

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14. Public Naturist/Nudist Beach or Resort Within City Limits

    Since London is so culturally diverse, there is one culture that seems to not be talked about very often in the mainstream media, yet there are more and more men, women and young children practising it every day and that is the so-called Naturist and Nudist culture.

    Although there are still many people not comfortable with the idea of going naked in public, there is an ever-so-increasing number of Londoners alone that have broken through their fear of their own self image along with the barriers of sexual repression and live as clothes-free as ever! It is these people that should be considered--especially by governments and law enforcement--both at all levels.

    So far, there are only few known public resorts that exist for this culture such as Forest City Family Naturists (which is a members-only group), Four Seasons Resort in Freelton, ON, the Port Burwell nude beach (west of the main beach) and the most popular Hanlans Beach in Toronto on the Toronto Islands.

    Since there is no such public resort in London, what I suggest is a naturist, nudist or even a clothing-optional "retreat" of some kind be allocated openly either (a) along the banks of the Thames River--preferrably in or around the Fanshawe Conservation Area or (b) inside part of (or maybe even all of) a public park.

    Please vote. Also, your comments are always welcome!

    Since London is so culturally diverse, there is one culture that seems to not be talked about very often in the mainstream media, yet there are more and more men, women and young children practising it every day and that is the so-called Naturist and Nudist culture.

    Although there are still many people not comfortable with the idea of going naked in public, there is an ever-so-increasing number of Londoners alone that have broken through their fear of their own self image along with the barriers of sexual repression and live as clothes-free as ever! It is these people that… more

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15. Stop the sprawl

    Randy Richmond tells us that London doesn't want Toronto like population density. No we don't; We should strive for even more density than sprawling Toronto. Paris, France, is only a fraction of London's area. How is that possible? It has a population density 25 Xs greater than ours. Sprawl must end. We need some truly creative solutions to our housing needs. Maybe we should look outside North America, to places as distant as Baku, Azerbaijan, and their White City redevelopment to find inspiration. (Note: I said inspiration. I am not suggesting we simply copy the ideas of others.)

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16. Festivals, Excitement, Parking/Traffic

    Bring back Gus Macker & the rest of the festivals which brought people pouring into Downtown from places as far as Ohio. Bring back some rock concerts, some excitement... everything we lost to a conservative mentality. This city is very car oriented, so parking is a given. Without it downtown will suffer... Mr. Farhi didn't get as much success as he has achieved by being an idiot regarding property, business and the overall basics of what fills his commercial space. Also, build some wider roads/expressways... anyone who has seen Wellington at 5pm would think this was Los Angeles.... just ridiculous, and will only get worse.

    Bring back Gus Macker & the rest of the festivals which brought people pouring into Downtown from places as far as Ohio. Bring back some rock concerts, some excitement... everything we lost to a conservative mentality. This city is very car oriented, so parking is a given. Without it downtown will suffer... Mr. Farhi didn't get as much success as he has achieved by being an idiot regarding property, business and the overall basics of what fills his commercial space. Also, build some wider roads/expressways... anyone who has seen Wellington at 5pm would think this was Los Angeles.... just ridiculous,… more

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17. smartmoveslondon.com is a joke

    The city of London has set up a website called smartmoveslondon.com. The purpose of the website is so Londoners can comment on the direction of transportation in the city. The entire website is filled with spam and is an embarrassment for the city. Either clean it up or close it down please.

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18. Just Some thoughts...

    London needs some vast improvement; I think we can all agree on this. So these are just some of my thoughts about improving London. Some of these ideas have come from talking to others, reading these threads, and some of my own thinking. So just to state I do not take ownership of any of these ideas...

    1. Develop a free-way. London has some of the worst trafic jams and congestion of any city. Whoever planned out the roadways did a terrible job. A free-way would alow for greater movement, bringing people to other parts of the city they normaly wouldnt bother to go because of the drive (including downtown).

    2. Improve bus routs/times. The actual bus routs in the city are not that bad (they could still use improvement but again not that bad). But the times are terrible. Only the most busy of buses come at reasonable times, but it is only for an hr or 2 a day. They need consistant times that the busses run, and at more frequency. (If anyone has been to Ottawa and seen their system, thats more what we need).

    3. Block off Part of Down-town to trafic. Someone mentioned that dundas should be closed between Talbolt and Wellington. And I totaly agree, it would allow people to have a place to walk down-town and for shops to become more unique. It would also give space to beautify down-town, so it looks less drab, and starts to develop a sense of life.

    4. Install Red-Light Cams. Running red lights is a major problem in London. Too many people do it and it causes a lot of accidents. Red light cams would add a deturant to that, making our streets safer for drivers and pedestrians.

    5. Slow our sub-urban sprawl. I know that we cannot stop it but it is something that is slowly draining the life from london. Soon all the city will be is sub-division after sub-division, with a dead core.

    6. Clean up the river. This would bring people and bussiness to the river area. Right now on a sunny hot day its terrible being by the river, it smells like a dump. We need to clean it, making it a place where people want to be.

    All additional thoughts and critisim are appreciated. Thanks for reading.

    London needs some vast improvement; I think we can all agree on this. So these are just some of my thoughts about improving London. Some of these ideas have come from talking to others, reading these threads, and some of my own thinking. So just to state I do not take ownership of any of these ideas...

    1. Develop a free-way. London has some of the worst trafic jams and congestion of any city. Whoever planned out the roadways did a terrible job. A free-way would alow for greater movement, bringing people to other parts of the city they normaly wouldnt… more

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19. build a public school and a splash pad for our children in Summerside - east of Highbury
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20. Look to Cleveland.

    The Free Press should be careful when acting smug. The paper asked: "Who wants to be the Cleveland of Canada?" According to Wikipedia, "Cleveland is considered an exemplar for public-private partnerships, downtown revitalization, and urban renaissance. In studies conducted by The Economist in 2005 Cleveland was ranked as one of the most livable cities in the United States, and the city was ranked as the best city for business meetings in the continental U.S." Have you seen Cleveland's market? Or the Tower City Center? Or it's heritage district? Cleveland has serious problems but that does not mean one cannot learn by watching how they, and other challenged cities, are working to make their cities better. A less smug newspaper, one that uses Google and thinks before it speaks, would help our city immensely.

    The Free Press should be careful when acting smug. The paper asked: "Who wants to be the Cleveland of Canada?" According to Wikipedia, "Cleveland is considered an exemplar for public-private partnerships, downtown revitalization, and urban renaissance. In studies conducted by The Economist in 2005 Cleveland was ranked as one of the most livable cities in the United States, and the city was ranked as the best city for business meetings in the continental U.S." Have you seen Cleveland's market? Or the Tower City Center? Or it's heritage district? Cleveland has serious problems but that does not mean one cannot learn… more

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