Downtown

[northlands]

If I can interject with some downtown news, I hear Goodlife at Commerce Place is suppose to open in September. As you were.

It STILL isn't open?

 

[Gronk!]

Goodlife at Commerce Place was supposed to open in spring 2020. I don't think they can use the pandemic as an excuse anymore.

Speaking of Commerce Place, the main escalator has been walled off for replacement since June. Brilliant timing - surely this could have taken place during last winter when Sunterra was closed, right?

 

[kcantor]

Goodlife at Commerce Place was supposed to open in spring 2020. I don't think they can use the pandemic as an excuse anymore.

just because you don’t want to accept it doesn’t mean it’s not valid or not true.

Speaking of Commerce Place, the main escalator has been walled off for replacement since June. Brilliant timing - surely this could have taken place during last winter when Sunterra was closed, right?

elevator and escalator deliveries have been dealing with a rolling cascade of supply chain issues for the past two years. a rolling 3 - 12 months late is getting to be pretty much “par for the course” regardless of the initial contract dates and schedules.

 

[EdmTrekker]

^

it needs to get official project status first, then it will need to undergo 18 months of public consultation to finalize a formal plan and a fifteen year full implementation strategy (so no one can ever be held accountable) following which it will then be broken down into fragments so it’s perpetually under construction and never really completed…

You nailed how the City bureaucracy works.

 

[occidentalcapital]

It STILL isn't open?

Anyone know if there will be street entrances for Goodlife?

 

[Gronk!]

Anyone know if there will be street entrances for Goodlife?

I assume so, given that Commerce Place is now closed at 6 pm

 

[IanO]

What Has Happened to the Downtown Shopping Experience? | Urban Affairs

Edmonton City Centre has seen a 40 per cent drop in tenants over two years

urbanaffairs.ca

 

[Gronk!]

Downtown Edmonton Retail Struggling Amid New Developments and Shifting Dynamics [Feature Story/Interviews]

A reduction in foot traffic and a perceived lack of safety are among issues faced by a downtown core which has lost retail space over the years as suburban centres dominate the market.

retail-insider.com

 

[Gronk!]

The Helm opens bigger flagship downtown while others shy away

When the team behind The Helm started talking about expanding to a bigger space, there was no question about where it should be. "Our entire DNA is based in the downtown core of the city," said co-founder Chad Helm.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[Greenspace]

Fantastic store, main floor offerings are much more approachable with great service. It's also very beautiful. Congrats all around.

 

[TAS]

Downtown Farmers market was hurting today. So many empty spots. And outside I think 5 or 6 vendors.

 

[Avenuer]

Downtown Farmers market was hurting today. So many empty spots. And outside I think 5 or 6 vendors.

I’m surprised there were that few vendors outdoors for a Saturday farmer’s market in the summer.

 

[IanO]

Competition, latent COVID and a lack of experience/demand.

 

[Gronk!]

There's also various festivals this weekend including Folk Fest and Cariwest

 

[northlands]

Yup I’d say the Venn diagram overlap between Folk Fest attendees and farmer’s market vendors/customers is sizable