Unless the City force the owners to sell. This one will remain a parking lot for another 15+ years

It will eventually come!! The more people you have the stronger the business case is for a bar/coffee shop or restaurant

Nicer than most of the proposals DT

Getting scared they won’t be any brick.

Yeah, I’m a bit confused. As a French guy from Montreal who has also spent time in France, you seem to be in the minority on this. For most people, the main attractions are those two things. Food, street life, and that kind of atmosphere can be found in many other European cities . What people...

This is sad. I am sad

Eventually, the city will need to take a firmer approach with out of town property owners who hold land long term solely for parking revenue. If a property has remained a surface parking lot for more than five years without any meaningful development, the city should consider significantly...

I dont think this is part of the budget. I cant seem to find that information anywhere

It’s because we accept mediocrity and constantly speak negatively about our own city. How can we expect others to respect a city that doesn’t respect itself? One of the biggest mistakes we made was allowing neighbouring municipalities like Fort Saskatchewan and St. Albert to avoid paying their...

Why is that? Apparently they received money to develop the site.

The design looks fairly basic. Still, if construction starts mid-year or next year, it should add more people and energy to the downtown core.

What?!? Soft on crime ? Like Edmonton made these policies and not the feds and province…. What did I just read

We still don’t even know how this one will look.

What social problems does Edmonton have these 2 cities don’t? Or better yet except for marketing what have they done better? No one looks down on Edmonton quite like people who live here. You’ve got folks in St. Albert and Fort Saskatchewan who wear it like a badge of honour that they never...

Please tell me it will break ground sometime this year!!!