[mrjanejacobs]

Well the only problem I see is it perhaps being overkill, haha (as in, more than is realistically needed).

Honestly, I don't think it's that unrealistic, or "perfect world"/fantasy-land. It's a pretty modest undertaking to redevelop water street. It's an investment that will have a lot of benefits.

I mean, let's just reference the article posted recently about parking spaces costing $17,000 per pop. I mean, that's a lot of money (granted, the article was misleading, as well as the quoted figure of $17000). Nevertheless, let's look at our parking crises. This will be a long term, sustainable way of responding to it. Not to mention, the positive effects and benefits of a project like this would see return in other sectors. I think it's a realistic and worthwhile investment.