Downtown Crime

[_urbanite]

That was his mistake. Should have booked at a downtown hotel such as JW, Sandman, Delta, Hotel Mac, Westin, Holiday Inn Express, Coast, Days Inn, Matrix, etc.

Yeah they should've, but unfortunately nothing necessarily tells you you're staying in the social disorder district (except maybe other reviews of the same hotel) when you're booking a room. They probably saw the hotel's pictures and thought "hey this looks nice, let's stay here" and booked a room. Now, sometimes a quick look on Google Street view can give you some clues, which is what I personally do before booking hotels, but not everyone thinks of doing this. Can't blame them for that, especially if you don't have any inclination it might be a bad area to begin with.

 

[kcantor]

^ ^^. ^^^^ ^^^^^
Just another Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday//Friday/Saturday/Sunday morning…

And by your logic, what was our mistake? It’s not as if you can check out of a neighborhood and move your building to another neighborhood or take it home to another city…

You should see the video of the presumably homeless person chasing his demons and ramming his shopping cart into the brick wall over and over and over again yesterday evening until the police arrived and be happy that it was a brick wall he chose and not your car.

No neighborhood should have to put up with this and neither visitors nor Edmontonians should have to put up with it or avoid certain neighborhoods entirely to escape from it.

 

[IanO]

That was his mistake. Should have booked at a downtown hotel such as JW, Sandman, Delta, Hotel Mac, Westin, Holiday Inn Express, Coast, Days Inn, Matrix, etc.

Was it now? We should blame visitors for staying at a '3.5-4 star' close to all major attractions and amenities? Really?

https://www.reservationdesk.com/hot...O3fp63ZD3BZJCuFFq0cRFZgTko2wOyvsaAqYPEALw_wcB

 

[The_Cat]

Unfortunately, the Broken Window Theory seems to prove true.

 

[thommyjo]

Was it now? We should blame visitors for staying at a '3.5-4 star' close to all major attractions and amenities? Really?

https://www.reservationdesk.com/hot...O3fp63ZD3BZJCuFFq0cRFZgTko2wOyvsaAqYPEALw_wcB

Wait. This thing is open??? I thought it shut down. Sure doesn’t look like it’s open…

 

[IanO]

It was shutdown during its renovation and transition, but is very much open and having stayed there awhile ago I thought it was nicer than all but two hotels Downtown... but the area is BAD.

*BAD if you don't know the area or Edmonton. If I showed up to this in Vancouver it would indeed be the DTES.

 

[Gronk!]

Drivers behind noisy vehicles deserve stiffer fines, some Edmonton residents say​

Petition calling for higher fines has 500 signatures so far, Coun. Michael Janz says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-1.6538307

 

[Gronk!]

Another reason why downtown Edmonton can't have nice things.

 

[CplKlinger]

Cannabis stores no longer need to cover their windows!

AGLC alters cannabis store rules in bid to curb robberies

"Use of violence and weapons has occurred in some commercial robberies and AGLC is concerned for the safety of staff (and) customers."

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Greenspace]

^^Ensure you report to 311.

 

[Gronk!]

An even better idea is they should quit farting around with the Connect Center construction and get rid of the Bob and Doug coverings already!

 

[Greenspace]

Yes that as well. No idea what is going on there with the street repairs.

 

[retiredfire]

Yes that as well. No idea what is going on there with the street repairs.

It's been sitting idle so long that plants are starting grow in the hole.

 

[Airboy]

It's been sitting idle so long that plants are starting grow in the hole.

I saw those yesterday. Looks like data and utility lines exposed in the bottom. and now they are cutting and removing the sidewalk to the east of Stantecs entrance.

 

[Gronk!]

The hosers are now free of graffiti but they are still blocked off and likely waiting for the next jerk-off to vandalize them