Go see it in person, dude.

Agreed. I cannot even wrap my mind around the comment comparing these simple beauties to Regency's 121 monstrosity.

I noticed the same. I'm getting 2% cashback vs. just 1% with the old Arc card.

If you have a tappable credit or debit card, I don't even see what the point is of having an ARC card anymore? The fare is the same either way, isn't it? I stopped loading up my ARC card a few weeks ago for this reason.

Because it looks pretty good and clean, rather than a mishmash of unappealing colors and textures that we would see from other developers? I mean, if the argument is that good design doesn't necessarily need to require the most expensive finishes, these projects seem like a pretty good example...

But you see: Downtown is a child and you as the office worker are its parent whose primary responsibility is.... uh... not whatever your actual job is but making sure the pedways are busy at lunch. Or something.

There is hope. (But not for us.)

Wait 'til you see the number that they're about to do to AISH... hoo boy.

I would imagine that after 18 years of business, he knows his clientele. If he was making the bulk of his money doing corporate gift packages as opposed to walk-ins, you could understand why he feels that a few extra public servant butts in Commerce Place isn't going to move his bottom line...

A realist: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/double-edged-sword-mixed-feelings-over-downtown-as-provincial-workers-return-to-office

Just gotta pray that Westrich doesn't buy it, then!

You are in an awkward spot because no one expects you to criticize your employer, but I would humbly submit that saying nothing at all might be preferable to whatever you are trying to convey here.

I agree, but they were open on Saturdays originally but eventually scaled down to just Mondays-Fridays. Evidently they didn't find Saturdays to be worthwhile.

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