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Mayor Joe got it started with his Downtown Summit on April 27th, and there’s no good reason why we shouldn’t keep the conversation going. If you have a thought about the core that did not come up at the summit or you want to talk about any of the ideas that did, here’s your forum. Post it and see what others think.

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  1. Make the Forks of the Thames more fun.

    In the newsroom, we've been kicking around what could make the forks a more lively place – bars & patios, a river walk, a bandshell for free shows, etc. Surprising that hasn't come up anywhere yet.

    167 votes
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  2. Free parking?

    A lot of the smaller towns have gotten rid of meters and the like to encourage growth of their downtown areas...

    139 votes
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  3. Enforce Loitering Laws Downtown

    Get rid of the hood rats that loiter, the smoking baby mommas, and the open drug market that has been operating at Dundas and Richmond for years

    106 votes
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  4. Remove the welfare, limit tatoo parlours,pawnbrokers and cheque cashing businesses.

    101 votes
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  5. Rapid Bus Transit (RBT) or Light Rail Transit (LRT)

    With a RBT or a LRT it will remove 4 lanes of traffic in Downtown (1 in each direction). But in result, it will get poeple downtown and across London faster so less need for parking. There would be mainly two routes (one North / South, the other (East / West). People can get on the first bus / streetcar that comes instead for upto 30 minutes (or an hour at weekends and evening) So there would be not a many people hanging around.

    100 votes
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  6. Homeless and the poor.

    Fix downtown London, and all of London by helping the homeless and the poor. That would improve our image a lot by showing we are humans who care.

    86 votes
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  7. Have the Central Library open on Sundays during the summer.

    The Central Libray is open on Sundays, from Oct to May, and closed during the summer, Having the library open on Sundays during the summer, allow parents who work during the weekend, to take they children. It also does draw lots of people. and be something else to do downtown on a sunday.

    86 votes
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  8. Move the main Bus lines away from Dundas/Richmond to York/Richmond!

    Move the main bus lines off Dundas and keep the rowdy passengers waiting elsewhere. Especially if Dundas goes car free!

    84 votes
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  9. "Lively London Life" every weekend downtown!

    A calendar of lively life in Downtown London every weekend to coincide with all and more festivities and attractions . More only pedestrian traffic weekends.

    76 votes
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  10. More outdoor food vendors that offer diverse cuisine.

    I love hot dogs and sausages as much as the next person, but it would be amazing if carts located throughout the downtown dished out asian noodles, jerk chicken, bulgogi, shawarma, biryani, etc.

    74 votes
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  11. Improving Victoria Park with Euro style: statues, planned gardens, hedge mazes, fountains, rides

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  12. Make better use of the vacant buildings on Dundas between Talbot and Wellington

    Try to the renovate them into loft apartments
    or use them as potential development projects for urban architecture students from Western and/or other possibly interested schools/institutions..

    69 votes
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  13. Stop allowing new buildings to be constructed while unused buildings deteriorate

    63 votes
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  14. Five non-profits want to refurbish the old Century Theatre on Dundas and make it their headquarters.

    Andrea Hallam of the London Arts Council is helping to lead this plan, which is about to start fundraising.

    59 votes
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  15. Major Tourist Attraction - Science Centre, Museum or Aquarium

    London needs a tourist attraction that would attract visitors from the Great Lakes region. Some kind of major museum or science centre or aquarium would bring people from all over and would be great for Londoners to come to. Check out http://www.tnaqua.org/Home.aspx and you will see what Chattanooga, Tennessee built. It's a major draw from all over the Southern USA. Chattanooga used to be a dump, but now with this attraction, they are a tourist hotspot. We are in a perfect location and we are a nice size and safe city. The hotels would love to have something like this…

    58 votes
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  16. The Forest City needs to be more green (trees, plants, flowers, etc...) downtown.

    50 votes
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  17. Linking Downtown to the Forks of the Thames and Victoria Park.

    Right now, if you are at Victoria Park, or the Forks of the Thames, you have no idea that Downtown is just two blocks away.

    48 votes
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  18. A parking authority that is run by the city. It will control the prices of parking spots,

    The city needs to take over most of the parking lots. It will control the prices for it does not skyrocket for special events, and maybe even have free parking in December in the lots and not only the the limited on street parking.

    38 votes
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  19. Get rid of the patio at Friday Night Lights

    This thing is ridiculous. It takes up 75% of the sidewalk, and makes walking on it almost a hazard because you're so close to the very busy road.

    I thought that with Decicco no longer being mayor, it wouldn't be able to go up anymore, or at least not be nearly as large as it has been in the past.

    Seriously, how is this thing allowed to be up?

    Only in London folks....

    36 votes
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  20. Create bicycle lanes and street car line along Richmond Street.

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