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Brantford’s downtown was the “worst in Canada” – but has it bounced back?
It’s complicated. Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Ontario, Travels, Urban Planning
Tagged Brantford, Cycling, Downtown, Eaton's, Rail Trail, University
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Ontario’s failed downtown malls
Bayside Mall, formerly the Sarnia Eaton Centre, on a Saturday morning in 2013. Most stores are vacant or occupied by non-profits or independent businesses. The Toronto Eaton Centre, large, famous, and vital, is only one of many malls built in … Continue reading
Posted in Development, History, Ontario, Urban Planning
Tagged Brantford, Chatham, Cornwall, Dead Mall, Downtown, Eaton's, Guelph, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ontario, Peterborough, Retail, Sarnia, Shopping, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Tillsonburg, Waterloo
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A ride through Midwestern Ontario, Part II
The Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail, part of a network of rail trails that join together in the City of Brantford Previously in this blog, I described the first day of a two-day ride through Midwestern Ontario, between Guelph and Kitchener via … Continue reading
