I’m not scared of downtown; I go there all the time. I’m just stating the obvious and what I hear from coworkers and friends either directly to me or passively. Inhaling meth smoke and stepping over human poop and needles was a daily occurrence lol.
Curtailment of foreign students was targeted towards those gaming the system and enrolling in strip mall colleges to work low wage jobs, not research university students.
There needs to be a focus on constructing more residential buildings, creating more 3rd spaces, improving access (e.g. more LRT lines, free parking on weekends or weekday after hours), and above all safety with more police presence. The return to work mandates companies have been doing are...