Downtown

[Gronk!]

Departure of Good Goods from downtown leaves business association with few options

A retailer that received a $212,000 grant to set up shop downtown for at least 18 months left after just six months, but the organization that provided the grant is not planning to sue to get the money back.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[IanO]

Ouch.

That's very disappointing and plain wrong in so many ways; let alone the small business owners who exist today that received nothing are not very happy.

 

[thommyjo]

Having been a customer to the store, not surprising.

Brutal location. Like, literally didn’t know this building existed and I probably spend more time downtown than 90% of our city.

Bad store experience imo. Walked in and was pretty underwhelmed. It’s essentially a mini farmers market, but without the location to drive impulse purchases. This might survive on whyte, but not a forgotten corner of DT.

Their new setup inside of a coffee shop is the right model. Mostly be online, but have a presence in other business with good foot traffic. Felice, square 1, etc all do this.

 

[David A]

Ouch.

That's very disappointing and plain wrong in so many ways; let alone the small business owners who exist today that received nothing are not very happy.

Having seen their pop up store in Manulife, I was very underwhelmed, so I am not at all surprised this one did not fly and after that I felt the 106 St location was also a very bad choice for a location for this business too. I am not a retail expert, but if I was the one choosing who to give the money to, I would have probably picked something else, somewhere else, if there was that choice.

But I doubt they ran off with the money or spent it on things they were not supposed to. It seems a good portion went to rent, so the landlord who has some local connections got some money out of it. Maybe this business will do better elsewhere with a different space. Sometimes it takes trying different things to find what works and if there is any unspent grant money it should be returned.

However you are right, existing retail businesses downtown who struggle to keep going are probably not very happy about this and also it sure does not look good for those who chose this particular business to get the grant.

 

[Gronk!]

A brief history of the downtown pedway network

A moment in history: Dec. 6, 1977

On this day in 1977, commuters were frustrated by delays in the construction of Edmonton's new pedway network.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[Danny Perea]

A brief history of the downtown pedway network

A moment in history: Dec. 6, 1977

On this day in 1977, commuters were frustrated by delays in the construction of Edmonton's new pedway network.

edmonton.taproot.news

As someone new in Edmonton, I am very surprised of the pedway extension, and a big part of it underground (not even Calgary has underground pedway that I know).

 

[David A]

As someone new in Edmonton, I am very surprised of the pedway extension, and a big part of it underground (not even Calgary has underground pedway that I know).

I feel even a lot of Edmontonians are not that aware of the underground part because it is not as noticeable, particularly for those who do not use transit much.

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

I feel even a lot of Edmontonians are not that aware of the underground part because it is not as noticeable, particularly for those who do not use transit much.

Half of it is also very unintuitive, cutting through underground parkades using painted lines. It's not very user friendly to navigate.

 

[The_Cat]

The pedway system was great when the LRT was new. I think Edmonton tried to emulate the Path Syatem in Toronto or underground pathway system in Montreal. The pedway is great at busy locations like 101 Street or 104 Avenue, or at connections to the LRT.

A couple of things bother me now. First, how much longer will the Rice Howard Way exit from the Central LRT be under construction? Second, I think some connections are no longer useful. For example, the one at the MacDonald suites across for ATB Place. One business closed down because of the drug use.

 

[Gus Haynes]

The pedway system is significantly worse than it was pre-covid, simply because the hours and accessibility are now so wildly inconsistent. Chunks of the system are now routinely locked on weekends or after business hours, at least in my experience.

 

[Greenspace]

Council is discussing the Centre City Temporary Parking use and associated regulations this afternoon.

LDA24-0260 Centre City Temporary Parking Lot Program

LDA24-0260 Centre City Temporary Parking Lot Program

engaged.edmonton.ca

 

[Gronk!]

I filled out this survey strongly supporting an Entertainment District on the 4th St Promenade

Entertainment District: 104 Street - Dec 2024

We’re exploring the creation of an Entertainment District on 104 Street between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue, allowing for the extension of food and alcohol service into the street when the roadway is closed. This would make it easier to activate the area, helping bring vibrancy to the...

cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com

 

[Greenspace]

City Hall parkade reopens to the public December 13. Just in time for skating party on Dec 14.

Parking Rates, Hours and Locations | City of Edmonton

Find out the cost, hours and where you can park.

www.edmonton.ca

 

[Airboy]

Nice that the parkade reopens. I loved using it for the Winspear.

 

[David A]

Nice that the parkade reopens. I loved using it for the Winspear.

It is actually quite a nice parkade and despite the past problem seems better than many others around.