It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the streetcar “mausoleum” was determined to be placed on our “unobstructed” and serene riverfront for a reason.
It would appear that the City Administration wouldn’t even consider attaching the streetcar enclosure to the Art Gallery/Windsor Museum building, perhaps because the Mayor is still hell-bent on getting his two multimillion-dollar Riverside Drive underpasses built sometime in the future. One of those underpasses is sited at the land next to the west wall of the Art Gallery. Maybe that’s why the Art Gallery wasn’t even placed on the two city surveys for citizen’s consideration.
Our treasured riverfront has no man-made obstruction from street level all the way from the bridge to Hiram Walker except for the stage across from the casino.
Now we’ll have a seven-foot-high black walled enclosure just 21 feet from the curb.
Additionally, we’ll have an enticing roof for some folks to climb on and perhaps a city liability if they fall off of it. Additionally, the Art Gallery site would have afforded a safely guarded asset, and 12 month full usage of the streetcar as opposed to a seasonal one at the riverfront.
Was it poor planning or pre-determined decision even before the surveys?
Originally written bY
Chris Asmar, Windsor
Source:- Windsor Star
