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It has good access from 107 Street, but it is unfortunate that it is not more visible from Jasper Ave and sort of hidden behind the two surface parking lots. If anything is ever built on them it may be even less visible.

Yes, having seen downtown Edmonton over many decades I would say from around 2008 to 2018 was around the best period for a long time and after that one of the worst. I feel there is a recovery starting to happen, so perhaps we will even get to some general optimism again eventually, but the...

Yes, I know someone who worked at home here in Edmonton taking calls for a Canadian retail business owned by a large US company until he retired a couple of years ago. It was not high paying, but it actually generally seemed like a fairly decent job, however a lot is now shifting overseas.

If so that would be unfortunate, because having more retail was part of what contributed to the vibrancy of downtown in the past. However, I'm not expecting a revival in retail to that of decades ago, just some improvement from what the situation is now. Delivery may continue to work for some...

Yes, although after some point in time I don't think something can be considered to be temporary. I don't know if there are any rules about this, but to me something like 3 to 5 years makes sense. The parking lots by BP have been around for decades now, though they are not gravel they do not...

I suspect some of the sentiment in Edmonton about call centres may be affected by what happened years ago when the city offered incentives to attract a fairly high profile one to take up unused space and help boost downtown. Yes, it was around for a while and some others even did follow, but...

Well yes, it was actually built before the end of the cold war, but that ended some time ago so maybe time for some changes now.

I think it was intended to be fairly temporary, but perhaps that has changed. If so, it probably should be better maintained and improved now.

Interesting, it did go up here some but has also come down so seems fairly stable over the last decade. However, I do think the crimes related to social disorder here have become more visible and there has been less enforcement. It may have become more concentrated or is happening more now in...

I vaguely recall there being a dual limit something like night time and trucks.

I must have nodded off just before the very end, but I really still strongly feel greed is the wrong word, negative and undermines what is otherwise a good case. If you have been limited or denied for a long time wanting something more is not greedy. Greed better describes when you have an...

It has to take some money and work for a project like this, but I suppose buying up a building and converting it (back?) to rental is not rocket science.

It is an odd time we live in, where the people who live downtown seem to either have to drive some distance to a suburban mall or stay at home and wait to get items delivered, but not just go to a store down the street. However I feel as people continue to return to the office delivering items...

In my mind parkades are enclosed and usually multi level. This has a few walls, but seems a bit short of that. However, perhaps the main concern was preserving the street facing facades which was done.

I haven't looked back at the posts, but I recall the discussion involved fire pits and also hours of operation. Some people seemed to want a very uncontrolled space with few or no restrictions which may have worked elsewhere in a different time, but seemed idealistic to me in the current place...

The quality of hotels in Jasper have been an ongoing issue over the years even before the fire. Much of the accommodation was built in the 60/70's and with development restrictions after hasn't changed much since. This can be sort of quaint and I suppose is part of the charm or character of...

Yes, they have done it for a number of years as their material indicates. It must be at least a bit of an undertaking to do. I had thought the interest might wane a few years after closing their store here and perhaps it may eventually, but so far it seems they are still at it. So we like...

Yes, when a bigger city or one where the national media is based advocates for their interests, it will likely be called smart or in the national interest, but hey its ok to be critical if Edmonton does it. I went through the article again and didn't see the offensive word used by the...

The grass in this private park does not look so great at times, particularly when the weather is drier, but hey it is much better than an empty lot. I do hope this site is developed soon or eventually. Also the old house in the picture to the south west (still used as commercial space) has...

Well the former Mayor wasn't exactly known for his assertiveness and in recent decades the PMO tends to run most things so most cabinet ministers are not that influential anyways.