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Funny that after I posted, I took a walk around the pedway system and mall, I saw more security guards than I'd seen in quite a while, including a couple that were actively escorting some folks off the property. Maybe they saw my post and upped their game. Or that I simply took better notice...

I was just reading a thread on Reddit about how West Ed has their own in-house security team that shuffles or bans loiterers or "undesirables" out of the mall. They can do so on any grounds they really desire since it's their private property, including profiling individuals. It just made me...

This behaviour, while not necessarily new, feels like it's definitely become much more noticeable and prominent. Super frustrating for all those who have to deal with this. There's seemingly little to no consequences for doing these kinds of things. Even if you catch their face in HD quality on...

I can't help but think of the tricky situation this mall is in. It doesn't get the crowds and business it used to pre-covid and so many stores are shuttered and the mall feels so incredibly bleak to walk through. The social disorder in downtown in general is tough, the lack of people working in...

It's nothing special at the moment, but I imagine once the trees fully mature many years down the line and create a canopy, it would look and feel really nice.

I do wonder about the viability of this place. Is it really going to be an attractive place to live? Everytime I'm a block's vicinity, I am met with a ton of social disorder, garbage littered everywhere, and an overwhelming smell of human feces. I think it's an attractive development with good...

From a distance, I don't find the design to be anything too spectacular, but the quality of the materials does come off quite nicely at a closer distance.

Found out he was traded, got on a flight, had a meal and a nap, barely met his new teammates, and went out and still played some incredible hockey. Ekholm looked so good in the back end. The rest of the D looked much more comfortable, Nurse in particular. Really fun game. This final stretch of...

Definitely on board with this attitude. There's still lots of things to look forward to and hope for in an area with tons of potential.

^ I remember when I first moved to Edmonton, living downtown, I was so confused why all the street-front entrances to stores were blocked off and papered over. It made me wonder why they were there in the first place.

Visibility and perception are certainly issues, but there is a very real danger behind that too and I don't know if it's fair to say there isn't. The absence of people going about everyday business downtown (working, shopping, dining, etc.) just makes the people going about less savoury types of...

This is why we can't have nice things.

I know it's still years away, but very excited for this to open. I've wanted a solid fitness facility/rec center in my area since I moved into my current home. Peter Hemingway has been closed the entire time I've lived here and the re-opening seems to keep getting pushed, and Commonwealth is...

Hmm some mixed feelings for this. I really disliked waiting for a bus at that location. It smelled terrible (cigarettes, weed, urine, who knows what else) and always had people in some sort of fights or screaming matches during rush hour. In an ideal world, that would be a great bus stop since...

A couple of quick snaps from my phone while grabbing late night ice cream from La Carraia. It still looks sharp, but a little less so at the moment with the For Lease banner on it.

Usually once a week, I head into the office. I have started taking the LRT and walking through part of the core instead of biking directly to my office. A few observations from my commute through downtown this morning and the past month or two (based only on feelings/perceptions and not...

The passive vs active use style park is such a great point. A lot of parks in cities around the world I have seen have some great features within them: Cafes/food stalls, bike rentals, sports and workout equipment, gardens, cafes, fountains, museums, viewpoints, playgrounds, public art, and...

I do appreciate that they use it for the Grand Market on Saturdays, although last time I checked it out, it was pretty sparse in vendors.

I came across that thread as well - gave me a bit of a headache reading those comments. Most common type of comment I saw was "I've never seen anyone biking here, these bike lanes are a waste of tax payer money!" and other similar ramblings.

Yes, still closed.