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Hope you have noticed our articles on downtown redevelopment. Let‘s all get together and make our main shopping center the most attractive in the area. The fountain slated for the entrance of the Square (and turned down by the city because of lack of funds) would be a real attraction. It would be clearly visible along the main street and provide an atmosphere that would well pay back the monetary costs. Perhaps someâ€" how this item could be included in any redevelopment scheme. Local drivers no longer have to watch carefully when they see a youth at the wheel of a car. It is the mature driver that they must watch out for. This was clearly pointed out in the annual report of Chief Harold Basse. Most major accidents involve those drivers betmeen 21 and 40. Since most of the accidents occurred between four and five in the afternoon, it would indicate that the drivers are those workers hurrying impatiently home after a hard days‘ work. Maybe this is the fault of the lady of the house. If they were to discontinue greeting their husbands in lowâ€"cut and revealing dresâ€" ses, perhaps the man of the house would not be so imâ€" patient and would drive home slower and with more caution. Who knows? One of our aldermen, Russ Ledger of channel 13, will present a feature on the Senior Citizen, Sunday after noon. This will include some of the Waterloo people and their accommodations so why not make it a point to Action on the low rental housing for families and senior citizens is pretty slow in Waterloo. There seems to be an attitude that such facilities are not needed here. If this is so, then Waterloo is certainly a very unâ€" ique community. Almost every other community in this country has such a need. If there really is a need for low rental housing in Waterloo then more coâ€"ordination or coâ€"operation between the planning board and council is certainly indicated. Monday, council could not even consider the proposal made by Ontario Housing Corp. for the construction of some 22 units, because the planâ€" ning board had not made any recommendation. This said Mayor Paleczny, was because they had not includâ€" ed the item on their agenda. The Ontario Housing repâ€" resentative indicated hat the planning board had reâ€" quested the plans and received them last month. Counâ€" cil has recommended that the board consider this matâ€" ter next week. Does such a board really need to have council tell them to put such an important subject on their agenda? . watch and learn. Such places locally are the Tower‘s Plaza, The Waterloo Square and the Belmont Plaza. Well for one thing, most comâ€" munities are in the process of rapid growth and in most, as here in Waterloo, nearly all the new â€" developments have their own Hittle shopping centres. This tends to draw many a polential customer away from the downâ€" town area. Another, is the shopâ€" ping plaza: each â€" containing within a small area, practically every type of shop. This makes for convenient oneâ€"stop shopâ€" ping which ‘has an appeal to many, and lets face it, the plaza‘s are attractive and shopâ€" pers, like everyone else, would rather shop where they have to do the least amount of walking. The redevelopment of the downâ€" town shopping area is becoming a favourite topic in many a community. Why? In order to compete, the downâ€" Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association ‘Authorized as 2nd class mail by the Post Office Department Ottawa and for pnyment of postage in cash" Cfpe HirferCoow Chronicla Waterloo County‘s Oldest English Newspaper Office at 104 King Street South, Waterloo Serving the City of Waterloo Since 1855 REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN SHOPPING AREA BAULK PUBLISHERS LTD. â€" PRESTON LEWIS GAMBLING â€" Editor Lew‘s Views Published by town areas must be made much more attractive. It must appeal Here in Waterloo, we do have good parking facilities, it would not take ivo much work or money to make the downtown shopping area attractive to shopâ€" pers. About street crossing, it is reasonably safe and convenâ€" ient at the traffic light however, pogsibly an â€" additional _ cross; walk, or something similar, at the King and Herbert street inâ€" tersection would make it much more convenient. That is a fairâ€" ly long stretch from the William St. light to the Erb St. light. At present business is still good along the main street, and the addition of the Kmart to the Square will certainly help (Continued on Page 7) to the shoppers. It must, like the plaza‘s, have sufficient and conâ€" venient parking and safe and convenient methods of crossing a busy street. Editorial Comment THE ABOVE DRAWINGS were preâ€" pared some two years ago by Ron Marsh of Snider, Huegot and Marsh, architects, and shows the front of the City Hotel. Since they were first drawn, certain changes have already taken gwmm i 2 &2 > N i 137 As It Could Est. Over 20 Years To Serve Your Taxi Needs WATERLOO T A XI 145â€"4163 â€" 145â€"4763 When A Taxi You Need, A Taxi You Call â€" But Remember, Waterloo Taxi, Is The Taxi To Call 8 ERB ST., WATERLOO OUT OF TOWN TRIPS A SPECIALTY As It Is place along the main street. However, these excellent proposals woud certainâ€" ly make a good starting point for any redevelopment scheme. Further picâ€" tures by Mr. Marsh will be shown in future issues of the Chronicle. Be 18 Radio Dispatched Cars