Downtown

[thommyjo]

The good thing about the current downtown plan compared to the 1984 one is there’s actual substantial funding going into it.

I think in terms of residential unit growth, we’ve finally hit some momentum and we’re going to make decent progress by 2030.

The sticky issues imo are retail, perception and social disorder tbh. But I’ve got faith those will get addressed in some way over the next few years.

And I think it’s undervalued how much the valley lines and tap pay options will make getting downtown way more chill for suburbanites.

For special events, this will help a lot more people get downtown and walking vs just drive into a parkade and out asap.

Less parking lots should also help more people consider transit. Would love to see more done to encourage transit use though.

 

[The_Cat]

I think it's more than the parking lots. People who don't want to go downtown, won't. Other people don't like the LRT or transit won't change.

 

[Edmontonmanía]

We all talk about more residents being the solution for downtown, and I agree. But, I always found paradoxical, after living in 104st and walking on a Sunday, how empty and desolate it feels, even with all the tall apartment towers there.

I know we already have 10-20k residents living in downtown, so adding 20% or more will really make the difference? I hope yes, and our downtown enters into a virtuous cycle, specially with all the exciting projects before the decade ends.