Meeting on the street: Question #1

Thanks to all who participated in our street discussion today. There was a great response and some great suggestions. Below are all the recorded answers to the question: "What do you like/dislike about the Queenston community?"
The answers posted are not all shared by Common Space. However, every response is valued and appreciated. Please read through the responses and add your comments or thoughts about what those on the street had to say.

What do you like/dislike about the Queenston Community?

*bolded texts are comments that were repeated by many participants

Like:

• Tim Hortons
• Fortis Restaurant
• "people are who they are."
• convenient location/ central location
• The people are great
• Good bus drivers
• The Hospital
• Nature & Gardens
• "Element of surprise and character"
• Different cultures/lifestyles
• Good bus routes
• "St. Catharines is the most beautiful place I've seen."
• People have no prejudice
• People are beginning to take pride in their homes and starting to make improvements
• Social agencies are centrally located

Dislike:

• Liars: "you can't trust anyone in this community"
• Street lights are not synchronized
• A lot of traffic
• People are not paying attention to cars
• Many empty businesses on the street
• Not enough politeness from youth
• Traffic restrictions on Barryman
• Smokers on the sidewalks outside of the hospitals
• Garbage on the streets
• Don't feel safe
• Drugs & Sex-trade workers
• Bad reputation that the community has
• People don't take time to get to know the community and it's members
• Break-ins
• Pan-handlers
• Poor housing
• No health inspections- 8 Church Street
• Slum-land-lords

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