Greenspace
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Just a few reports from today's EDBA Imagining Downtown luncheon.
Hearing the Growlery space is moving along, and that Foosh is only a few weeks away from opening.
What a dumb comment…. The Amazon HQ2 was a farce, tax grab, and hasn’t actually happened…Just a few reports from today's EDBA Imagining Downtown luncheon.
Yes and it is also very off point - really Amazon didn't pick the location selected based on the quality of its downtown. I hope the quality of the rest of the discussion was better.What a dumb comment…. The Amazon HQ2 was a farce, tax grab, and hasn’t actually happened…
What a silly thing to illustrate with.
I don’t do Twitter ever since what’s his face bought it. Could you post more.Sorry guys, there's a whole thread to the tweets if you click on it, didn't mean for folks to just focus on the first one.
I’ve always thought this too, in relation to Wihkwentowin being our residential extension of downtown. If we could squish all of Wihkwentowin’s density into 97st-109st and rossdale to 107ave, we would have such a better downtown.
- Downtown core is too big
- Need to make strategy that doesn't rely on gov't assistance to get people living there
- Positives include post secondary institutions, things for people to do (museums, performances, etc.)
Is Edmonton's Downtown too big? Size matters, experts say
The size of Edmonton's downtown core is a reflection of ambition from decades past, but now its size is also its problem.edmontonjournal.com
There is an element of truth here, but the first two points are really off the mark. Yes, Edmonton is fairly spread out, which is based on the period of time our city grew as opposed to older cities built in the pre-auto era.
- Downtown core is too big
- Need to make strategy that doesn't rely on gov't assistance to get people living there
- Positives include post secondary institutions, things for people to do (museums, performances, etc.)
Is Edmonton's Downtown too big? Size matters, experts say
The size of Edmonton's downtown core is a reflection of ambition from decades past, but now its size is also its problem.edmontonjournal.com