City officials hope the Peel Plaza Development will lead to a rejuvenation of that part of the uptown which includes Union Street.
Chief City Planner Ken Forrest says it will be up to Common Council to determine what it wants Union Street to look like in the future. It could be an extension of the uptown business district or, as Forrest would prefer, a mix of residential and commercial.
Forrest says the character of Union Street begins to change once you cross Waterloo Street. The Village area around Waterloo is considered one of the city's more vulnerable neighbourhoods.
