whattheheck said:
Because every time police try to do something, some social justice warrior gets wind of it, they complain loudly about police being to 'mean', city hall then agrees with the social justice warriors. police back off. and then the same people complain police are not doing enough. the circle of life.

do you remember a few years ago when cibc did something to stop loiters outside their jasper ave branch and council and all the social justice warriors piled on. or how bout the time, last winter, when police started to clear encampments and the mayor got all upset. the city manager was fired as a result.

the current social justice group think is a big factor on why people avoid dt and transit. my safety and my families safety comes first. i know for a fact that a police officer told his wife to not take transit and that he won't allow his kids to take transit.
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How do you know it is the same people making the complaints? I think you are making it up.
 
WEM station will be busy seven days a week and during the evenings 364 days a year. It could very well rival University in total yearly numbers. It still amazes me how University is busier than Century Park as it also is busy year round.
 
whattheheck said:
it's the same 'type of people' C'mon, don't be so like that. You know exactly what I mean.
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No I don't know exactly what you mean. You have already changed your narrative from the same people to the same kind of people. Cliches and generalizing does nothing to further the conversation. The social Justice warrior who complains about the police actions is not the same senior citizen who is terrified about riding transit who voices their concerns.
 
whattheheck said:
it's the SJW who council listens to and admonishes police over. not the senior, pushed on to the lrt track by a loser, after working her job at the university hospital. C'mon. you're conflating the two. be better.
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Maybe, just maybe its not the fault of SJW's that downtown has a lot of social issues, and more the fact that both sides of the political aisle aren't taking any significant steps in proactively and re-actively addressing the growing homelessness population and subsequent increase in addiction and crime. What we are seeing now is the result of decades of inaction and sweeping the problem under the rug (the rug in this case is central Edmonton). If you want a safer cleaner city then do something about it instead of whining in a forum about how you'll never go on transit and only hide far away in the suburbs where the homeless can't get to you.
 
Gronk! said:

Stony Plain Road construction straining business, shop owners say​

Business owners say foot traffic and sales have dropped sharply during years-long Valley Line West LRT project​


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It’s been brutal. The area also has struggled for years. Covid destroyed it with social disorder. Most people I know in glenwood, west jasper place, Crestwood….all walkable to SPR, never go there. Partially due to construction, but mostly due to the death spiral of crime and a lack of good businesses.

Scariest interaction of my life with a knife getting pulled on me with my wife was the Tim Hortons on SPR. My neighbour was jumped and beat to crap there. The temporary shelters they added brought so many issues.

We are decades from SPR recovering…
 
SMayo said:
Maybe, just maybe its not the fault of SJW's that downtown has a lot of social issues, and more the fact that both sides of the political aisle aren't taking any significant steps in proactively and re-actively addressing the growing homelessness population and subsequent increase in addiction and crime. What we are seeing now is the result of decades of inaction and sweeping the problem under the rug (the rug in this case is central Edmonton). If you want a safer cleaner city then do something about it instead of whining in a forum about how you'll never go on transit and only hide far away in the suburbs where the homeless can't get to you.
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Could be inaction. Could also be: new opiates+ enabling + migration of addicts into the city (attracted by support & services). Or could be a bit from column A, a little from column B
 
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