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It actually may be quite challenging to try make it off of the short and sporadic rushes before and after events. Other locations a bit further away probably get more business at other times to balance things out better.

Probably not coincidentally, that is a common Edmonton style theme - ugly on the outside but nice on the inside. Not sure why we often can't make more effort for the other part.

Also because of lack of much if any regular EPS presence in downtown Edmonton, except to respond to incidents, sometimes hours later?

In hindsight, the library built in the 60's was also actually nicer architecturally than the metal blob there now. Aren't things supposed to improve as a city grows? We seem to have gone the other way here with this one.

The city also needs to focus much more on attracting the type of businesses that can or will be interested in being in the core or more central areas. So much here still seems so focused on industrial development on the fringe or outside of the city. Yes, that has worked in the past when the...

I feel it could be easier and better to have separate stations basically next to each other and mostly leave the existing LRT station as is, but either way there is lot of space around here.

I go by regularly and can see a good effort has been made to make the space warmer and more welcoming. I feel a bigger problem is it is located on the quieter side of an office building that is not that full. I don't know if a patio would be viable here, but if so it could help.

Yes, EPS is yet another example of the Fermi Paradox with respect to downtown Edmonton. I do feel that some of the problems we have are because things get out of hand when there is no regular police presence.

While I feel it would be a big mistake for them to retreat, they certainty don't seem to be able to figure out how to take advantage having this great downtown space or have much interest in doing so. So sadly it it one of the deadest spaces downtown right now. It would make a great space for...

Unfortunately the problems with downtown are both that there is not a lot of people living nearby and those that do probably do not venture out to get groceries too late because of such problems here and elsewhere.

Yes, if someone bought that hotel and fixed it up that could improve things around this area a lot. I am surprised it hasn't happened yet.

On a somewhat related note, I went by Don'ya around lunch time and it was fairly busy today.

One of the big differences between the US and Canadian systems is there is really no official Leader of the Opposition. This can be both a disadvantage and an advantage. It makes for less cohesiveness but it also gives the opposition to have a broader appeal with various representatives and...

Also many people in Edmonton and elsewhere only see what is there now and have a limited imagination. Yes, there is certainly more risk here, but because of that I feel there is also much more potential. Arguably downtown Edmonton has made it through the worst of it over the last few years, so...

This is why I feel some of the more ambitious ideas will not happen. I don't see the parkade going anytime soon, although maybe eventually. However, some changes to the exterior on the west side could improve it a lot. The Taproot article posted earlier today about redeveloping it in stages...

We are actually fortunate to have wider space for Jasper Ave than many other cities have for their major roads, it gives us the ability to have more/ample room for pedestrians while still having an adequate amount for the road. The congestion from the construction was a bit annoying the times I...

Well HSR has some appeal in Alberta's two biggest cities and perhaps also in other certain other parts of Alberta, but I really can't see it happening here before in central Canada. However, if and when that happens I could see the ball start to roll here very quickly.

I suspect at least one or two opposition MP's will suddenly have an urgent need to visit sick relatives or something similar and their leaders will probably be fine with that.

Yes, the biggest problem on the west side is the bunker like exterior. Even just making it similar to the east side would be a big improvement, although it is probably time to open it up much more and do something transformative. It will be interesting to see what happens when it is listed and...

Cheap, cheap, cheap ... times are tough and they got to find extra money somewhere to give to their friends who run private health care facilities.