The following article appeared in the June 29 edition of the Guelph Tribune. Hand-held computer devices are expected to come in very handy when it comes to enforcing the free two-hour parking on downtown streets approved by city council this week. The devices will be vital in fighting abuses of the new meterless system that’s […]
Category: Going Downtown
Cleaning up the downtown
The following article appeared in the June 28 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Late-night bars, restaurants may be asked to pony up as city looks for ways to recoup cleanup, policing costs When Stephanie Schmalz walks to her clothing store on Saturday mornings, she often discovers the grubby results of downtown partying.
Council OK’s free parking experiment
The following article appeared in the June 26 edition of the Guelph Mercury: The city will forge ahead with a one-year pilot program offering two-hours of free on-street parking downtown. Council passed the motion last night at a special meeting dedicated solely to the parking issue.
2 hour free parking
I would like to draw your attention to an article that was co-authored by Donald Shoup who is a UCLA professor in urban economics and considered the leading expert on the topic of parking in depressed urban areas. The article explores how one community actually pulled its community out of a slump by charging for […]
Meters ‘Reviled’ Core Image
The following article appeared in the June 22 edition of the Guelph Tribune: City council figures it might be better to provide an hour or two of free downtown parking in lots and parkades, rather than on the streets. By a vote of 8-5, council voted Monday to send the issue back to staff for […]
Baker Street tops list of options for library
The Guelph Public Library has accepted a recommendation from its Library Site Selection Committee. The Baker Street parking lot in downtown Guelph was favored over 13 other sites that Committee considered since its formation in 2005, many of which proved to be unworkable for a variety of reasons. Two other strong possibilities- the expansion of […]
Time to rethink Douglas St.
It was with great sorrow that I watched firefighters hose down the smoldering embers of Douglas Street’s historic buildings during the Easter weekend. I’m sure it was a very sad day for those that make these buildings their homes and places of work. Thankfully, it appears that the stone facades of all of the buildings […]
WiFi (Wireless Internet) Service for Downtown/City wide
The City of Guelph has not picked up on the whole WiFi hotspots (Wireless Internet) picking up around the world. Currently, the only spots I know to have some service is the University of Guelph. It has WiFi for Students (Public can access it via getting a card) at the Library, there is also WiFi […]
Cycling in Guelph
In Today’s (June 6th) edition of the Guelph Mercury, there is an article on cycling in Guelph and some concerns and ideas raised.In my opinion, Guelph has been a leader in proving Cyclists a coordinated, safe, and accessible bike network to ride in for many years. This is something that many of my friends from […]
One-way street meat
The following article appeared in the June 7 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Health rules restrict sidewalk vendors to selling hotdogs and sausages on a bun, but maybe it’s time to have another look at what’s safe to eat on the street Beat from summer job hunting downtown, Colin Winters grabs lunch at Moe Ghonhah’s […]