Your commute is cooked, right?
Listen, good morning from the Hammer — steel town, art town, your town. Don't look away. You know what really gets under my skin? Seeing Toronto fall apart. Not because I wish them ill, but because we know what's coming our way, right? All those headlines about Toronto's "brutal winter" and potholes? That's not just a Toronto problem; that's a provincial problem, and it's rolling down the QEW straight to our streets here in Hamilton. Mayor Chow talking about "third pothole blitzes" — what are they even doing up there?
You drive down Mohawk Road, or try to get off the Jolley Cut onto James, and tell me you haven't hit a crater big enough to swallow a Fiat. This isn't just about a bumpy ride; it's about our infrastructure, our taxes, and how much harder it gets to just live your life when the roads are falling apart. We've got more waterfalls than any city in the world, and most locals couldn't name ten of them, but everyone in this city can point you to at least three potholes that'll mess up your alignment.
### What This Means for Hamilton
* **More wear and tear on your car:** Expect those trips to the mechanic on Upper Sherman to cost you more this spring. * **Slower commutes:** Dodging potholes means slowing down, which means longer waits on the Claremont Access. * **Property values along impacted streets:** Nobody wants to live on a street that feels like a war zone. * **The usual feeling of being an afterthought:** We pay our taxes, right? We deserve decent roads.
Look, this isn't just a downtown Toronto thing. It’s a symptom of a larger issue with how our provincial government handles infrastructure. They can talk about "defying expectations" on the economy, but if your tires are blowing out on Barton Street because of a pothole, what's that really mean for your day-to-day? We need to keep the pressure on our city council to make sure Hamilton isn't an afterthought when it comes to road repairs. Our roads are our veins, right? Keep them clear.
Sonja Kovačević-Mountain, MiTL Sports Desk, Hamilton.
My cousin Dragan and the team rip into this kinda stuff every morning, catch them live at mornings.live.