01-14-2016, 05:13 PM
Ah yes. The loudest protests came from the manager of the Scotiabank. He argued that they'd lose the two disabled parking spots next to the bank. That would cause problems for their mobility-challenged senior customers. (If you can't appeal to "think of the children" in your argument, then apparently "think of the disabled seniors" is a good alternative.)
The city went ahead with the square anyway. Scotiabank promptly moved to King St to make way for SDM. And what about those poor disabled seniors the manager was so concerned about? Well he let them fend for themselves. They could choose between looking for on-street parking on King St with a curb to climb, or park in the main lot behind the bank and walk all the way back to the bank's entrance on King St.
The city went ahead with the square anyway. Scotiabank promptly moved to King St to make way for SDM. And what about those poor disabled seniors the manager was so concerned about? Well he let them fend for themselves. They could choose between looking for on-street parking on King St with a curb to climb, or park in the main lot behind the bank and walk all the way back to the bank's entrance on King St.