Recent content by David A

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-next-level-collaboration-needed-to-fix-edmontons-social-ills

Yes, I wonder if not naming it Edmonton Central Park was intentional or done on a subconscious level because it was felt or realized it was not quite at the level for that. If so, I would have then just kept the Warehouse District Park name, which is sort of a community name to build on...

Some information about the 60 Minutes episode that got cancelled because the corporate oligarchs who owned CBS apparently got cold feet. 60 Minutes deportation segment briefly airs in Canada after being shelved in the US...

Yes, it kind of diminishes the value of the building if you have to go outside to get in.

Because they can and they mistakenly believe a lot of space in itself is impressive. Unfortunately there is not always a correlation between taste and money and we do not have many older examples of grand design to follow.

Yes, it is a waste of great location. Although actually, I think many hospitals look better. It has been quite a while since our former mayor said no more crap. It seems crap has a way of creeping back in.

Well, they're bad in different ways and take different approaches, but I feel it all goes in the same direction . Kenney was more patient and less obvious about it, which could have worked if COVID hadn't blown things up.

Having been downtown for decades, I feel it has been more very up and down cycles than a slow burn decline. The early to mid 90's were very gloomy much like now too as I recall, after a weak recovery a few years before then. After that, things gradually improved from the mid 90's on as people...

Yes, the new proposal is crap. If they are going to make this ... really just don't bother.

On a more positive note ... someone in Toronto seems to have a more positive view of Edmonton Risk-taking in redevelopment is paying off for Edmonton...

I suppose ... and I could get hit by a meteorite too. The existing BP there actually seems fairly nice, but a bit of variety would be a good thing here.

Last election oil prices were close to record highs, so Smith had lots of money to throw at every problem. That has changed now and I feel a lot of people have realized she is not better than Kenney, probably even worse.

I completely agree, the approach Calgary is taking for office conversions makes total sense for its situation and Edmonton's likewise. IMO hotel is probably a better conversion of office space than other residential. I am actually a bit surprised that also hasn't happened yet in Edmonton...

Building a new high rise is different than purchasing an existing one, but perhaps this shows a company that is interested and ready to go on to bigger things.

I wonder how those many of those supposedly brilliant CEO's investments in Toronto are doing now. Last time I checked some of those REITs were a bit of a blood bath for their investors. Frankly I feel some of these people have their heads up their as*es and could do to get out of downtown...