Plan to Revitalize Mississauga’s City Center Hailed by Community

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PPS’s vision of transforming Mississauga’s city centre and civic square into a lively public space – complete with parks, a tea house, a farmers’ market and a wedding chapel – is being hailed as an effective way to revitalize some very dead space.

“These seem like very good suggestions,” said Ken Greenberg, a Toronto urban designer who is also the interim city planner in Boston. In Greenberg’s mind, the plan, developed by New York City-based Project for Public Spaces, is all about animating the square and making it active year-round.

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  • Katie Salay

    Additional articles
    Two other articles have appeared in the Toronto Star on the efforts in Mississauga:

    Making a square dance in Mississauga and
    From residents, a thumbs up

  • steve

    Mississauga Revitalized
    The city (Mississauga) needs to develop a place where residents can truly call a downtown. I think that they should mimic that of Old Quebec City by a series of old shops (no modernity!!!)so that pedestrians may not only be attracted to the downtown but want to hang out there….it becomes a lifestyle, a place to hang out…an attraction for tourists too. I believe a corridor of stores, boutiques,shops, pubs, coffee bars and the like lined with trees, garden, shrubs, patterened brickwork with places to sit, and relax could do the trick.

  • mitchell hazouri

    to steve
    Steve,
    Where are all of these people going to come from?
    How much are they going to spend?

  • Terry

    City gets a soul
    Finally someone gets it. Make the city more pedestrian friendly and less car driven. Smaller roads with floriferous boulevards dividing them. Real red brick pathways not cheap concrete knock offs that lose their intesity after a year. Look to New England, Virginia, and Britain for beautification inspiration. Covent Garden and Porobello Market in London and Quincy Market in Boston, wven Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market are classic examples of vibrant people-friendly destinations – places with soul. Artisans, street performers, musicians etc.
    Perhaps build a pier into Lake Ontario with attractions similar to the piers of Brighton and Blackpool UK.
    How about an aquarium in the vacant lot south of Lakeshore on the West side of the Credit River?
    With global warming the city needs outdoor arificial rinks. How about a skate path like the one in Brampton?
    Who pays for this? Just like everywhere else – corporate and public funds.
    Just thoughts.