Downtown

[David A]

I mean, maybe. But I will say this: I've worked downtown for the better part of 20 years, in public and private sector jobs. During that time, only a tiny fraction of my coworkers lived downtown. In fact, in my current office, I don't have a single coworker who lives downtown. In my observation, the amount of people who want to live downtown just to be close to their office is not a particularly dramatic number.

Of course, in any city there will be many commuters. I used to work in an office downtown with someone who commuted to work daily from an acreage outside of the city. However, there is percentage of people who do want to be closer to work, so by increasing the jobs downtown that can increase the number of people downtown not just occasionally but 24/7. People who work in Windemere are even more unlikely to want to live downtown, yet this and places like this is where almost all the jobs are being added in Edmonton.

 

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Alberta Health

10030 - 107 STREET NW Plan NB Blk 7 Lots 47-53 - Major Development Permit​

External ID
540869222-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
Alteration of (an) existing building(s), Interior Alteration
Applicant
PORSCON CONSTRUCTION 2012 LTD.
Status
Intake Review
Class of Permit

Create Date
November 15, 2024
Approval Date

Location
10030 - 107 STREET NW Plan NB Blk 7 Lots 47-53
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN

 

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Imagining Downtown: A Global Comparison was an incredibly important conversation for downtown Edmonton.

Here are the key takeaways:

- Downtown needs more residents
- Downtown retail is over-built
- 'Downtown' is too big
- Collaboration and sustained leadership are vital

You can read more in our recap story here: https://bit.ly/3YZ6NO4

Thank you Larisa Ortiz, David Downey, CAE, IOM and Trent Edwards for your incredible insight last month.

Also, a big thank you to our presenting sponsor Brookfield Properties for helping us make this event a huge success.

Now, it's up to us, #yeg, to keep the momentum going and build a resilient core.

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