07-15-2023, 05:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2023, 06:02 PM by panamaniac.)
(07-15-2023, 01:59 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Luisa D'Amato proposes locating the new hospital on the Auditorium property -- and relocating the Aud to be closer to downtown. A good location for the hospital in many ways: transit, highway access, large property size. The relocation of the Aud would require some further head-scratching, though.
https://www.therecord.com/opinion/column...455c1.html
From a timeline point of view, that could work, as the New Aud could well be open before the government is actually ready to put shovels in the ground for the hospital.
She's hardly the first to suggest it. Her estimate of 10 years seems wildly optimistic to me. If it were me, I'd be looking to put the new Aud in the area bounded by Charles/Ottawa/Schneiders Creek/Kent - good access to LRT, the expressway, and buses.
At some point, folks are also going to have to look at the costs - a new Auditorium (how big?) won't be cheap and the City/Region will be expected to make a big contribution to the cost of a new hospital (I assume fund raising has not yet started).