I don't know if you've heard of the plan to reroute the Erie Canal downtown, but let me tell you, it's as stupid as it sounds. A few individuals, probably the same ones who masterminded the Ferry, think the city would be better off if we dug up Broadstreet and funneled the canal through it. They believe that people would flock to a waterfront as they have in Pittsford and other canal towns.
So to these advocates of the canal, I say this: Take out a map of Rochester. Find downtown. Then look for the big BLUE SQUIGGLY THING that runs downtown. Some call it a RIVER.
Let me make myself clearer. The Genesee River is beautiful, and there are a few nice locations right alongside it, Cornhill for instance. You can practically fall into the river from there. So why do people assume that spending millions of dollars creating another waterway will revive the downtown economy? That money would be better spent developing a preexisting waterway.
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i agree with you. i also think that it is such a ridiculous idea that we probably don't have to worry about anyone actually going through with it.
the canal is in a good place as it is. there is shoen place, a popular place in the summer, which would not be there without the canal and many bike routes-- along side the canal. it is also a useless use of money-- which we don't have. its not like rochester has so much money they don't know what to do with it. if people are really hooked on spending money, why not give it to the school system where it can be used for good?
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