Expanding on my platform point

"​Revitalizing Downtown - Create a safer, more accessible downtown from Ross Street outward by supporting local businesses, reducing bureaucracy, improving parking, and encouraging rapid redevelopment of unused properties."
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Additionally, I believe we need to see more residential development in the downtown core. The large vacant lot at Ross and Gaetz would be an ideal location for a mixed-use building — shops and services on the ground floor with one-bedroom apartments above. Bringing more people downtown around the clock would naturally discourage some of the less desirable activity that happens there. As a bedroom community, our long-term success depends on building a vibrant downtown that stays active and alive well into the evening.

Source: Google Street View, Google Maps, 2025