Much has been made of the plans by Government to convert the Treasury Building in Bridgetown into a fancy new residential facility in the heart of the capital.It is a plan for which many Barbadians remain skeptical because of the building’s proximity to Parliament and the fact that it would seem an oddity, given its prime location. Others have mused about the difficulty in removing its longstanding occupant and street character Ninja Man.We will not pour cold water on the project, at least not yet, given that the public is yet to be told how this one high-rise living arrangement at one end of Broad Street, will be incorporated into the overall plan for Bridgetown.As it stands, people are generally not sure how or if the UNESCO designation of historic Bridgetown and its Garrison as a World Heritage Site, ties into the future commercial and residential development.Without the benefit of those details, what is being presented appears to be a hodgepodge of projects without the genuine connective tissue that makes it palatable to the average citizen.Miss Brathwaite from Bayland, who has to use the Fairchild Street Bus Terminal (now renamed the Granville Williams Bus Terminal), and is forced to traverse from the other end of Bridgetown at the Princess Alice Terminal after work in the evening, must be very concerned about her safety while walking along the dimly lit areas between Cheapside, Lower Broad Street, Heroes’ Square, and across the Bridge.
