Symptoms that show downtown London is in need of revitalization include;

• A general migration out of the downtown core to the suburbs.
• Large companies moved out of London to larger urban centres that could provide....
• The publics view of downtown was dirty, their philosophy was downtown was "dirty with nothing going on.

Creation of highway networks outside the city and subsequent growth of suburban communities transformed the way citizens worked lived and spent their leisure time. Downtown businesses closed or moved to malls inducing a reduction in downtown shopping and overall downtown commercial traffic.

Property values and sales tax revenues dropped.

Downtown was soon characterized by neglected buildings, boarded up storefronts, while the streets were filled with empty trash.

The publics perception of downtown became negative the people view of downtown was that "nothing is going on" and "nothing is worth saving."

Downtown London had the...