For over two years, Ray Corder had a front-row seat to the redevelopment of Jordan Village. He moved from Burlington to Jordan about eight years ago, just across from the troubling King and Main streets intersection. And beginning in early 2022, until 2024, he watched the slow transformation of the intersection and Jordan Village.
“They needed to do something about the traffic flow,” he said. “They worked on it a long time, but it is definitely an improvement.” Lincoln Coun.
Mike Mikolic said residents were “nervous” crossing King Street. “We were borderline scared walking down Nineteenth Street,” he said. “We would not allow our kids to ride on a bike on Nineteenth Street.
We didn’t have an area to congregate. Now that has all changed.” On Saturday, Mikolic, along with other Lincoln councillors, Niagara Region Chair Jim Bradley and business owners celebrated the reopening of the $18-million Jordan Village improvement project.
Lincoln chief administrative officer Mike Kirkopoulos, who hosted the ceremony in front of more than 200 people, said the project has “revitalized this cherished space.” “They have made remarkable enhancements,” he said. Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton (with sissors) cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the pedestrian mall in Jordan Village.
The $18 million project improved the intersection at 19th and King streets, created a new parking lot, landscaping and new lights. Politicians had talked about transforming the area for ove.