So basically moving a major road a few blocks and hoping that is going to magically invigorate the area? I also doubt it and agree it would be better to put it instead to subsidize housing to be built in this area.

I don't know if it could be underground because of the proximity to the river, but paving some or all of whatever parking area that will be there for the ball park would be nice. It gets muddy there when wet.

Well just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. It could introduce a degree of complexity that most people might prefer not to have. Knowing the fare for a trip is a certain amount, rather than having to deal with different rates for every trip is so much easier. It could...

Yes, bizarre.

Well at least the UCP finally admits we are falling behind, but it is just not just on savings, basic services, health care and education too. Too bad they don't seem interested in fixing that.

Yes, satisfactory improvements could probably be made for a fraction of the funds needed to tear down and replace it, not to mention all the disruption. However, the city still loves to spend capital dollars it doesn't really have.

Yes, that is the problem. Perhaps we need an "ugly" tax for any project not approved by the design committee.

Things seem to go in and out of fashion and right now downtown high rises don't seem as interesting here. It could also partly be because several were completed in recent years and the market is now absorbing those units. They seem to be being filled, so once that happens there might be...

But people are traveling to downtowns of cities for various reasons and while there visitors are shopping, except of course not here where they can't because our downtown retail has been so totally gutted.

I feel part of the reason the revenue is lower is because many of the bigger hotels here are getting quite old now and are not being renovated. If something nice and newer was built the demand for it could be surprising, particularly if having more rooms could also lead to Edmonton attracting...

I am not surprised people who live in Edmonton may not get this, but I am not referring to those who travel here to shop, but those who travel here and are staying downtown, but who would like to shop nearby while they are here.

Importantly, I feel we need to reduce the incentive to tear down existing buildings. I believe others have indicated we should continue to assess and tax based on if the building was still there and that makes good sense to me.

There are probably enough visitors to downtown Edmonton to also support something like the Keg, if they had a location close to Ice District. Gee I wonder if there are any historic buildings with space available nearby? However, they are one of those chains that for whatever reason has seemed...

It looked like a very nice proposal, but I also agree it was better to locate the new museum in a more central location, close to other cultural institutions, hotels, restaurants and other entertainment venues, etc..

Its not just the city, but all governments. It really doesn't help public trust when the administration treats this like a public relations exercise. We could really use a bit more honesty and critical self evaluation.