Windsor city council finally agrees to a "sweeping" downtown revitalization plan

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It won't be easy that's for sure. Not sure if Michigan's downtowns are faring much better but pretty much every town and city in southern Ontario has had their downtown disappear with the big boxes finishing off what shopping malls started in the 80's. I drove through London, Ont. last summer and couldn't believe how boarded up it was. London is a very vibrant, middle class city with a population of 400,000. It used to be a model for a bustling downtown.
Many people on driving trips from Michigan to Niagara Falls, the U.S. east coast, etc. used to spend a night in Windsor as a stopover. That won't happen with the Gordie, as people will just continue to the many hotels by the 401 in London.