As someone that lives downtown I partially agree with whatnext. I find most of the people downtown on weeknights are those that live downtown or have stayed after work, there doesn't seem to be many people that head downtown in the evenings after work (with the exception of an event at the stadium/arena). Weekends are a different story and downtown seems to draw a lot of younger people, the middle age bracket from outside the core does seem lacking though, even on weekends. Really think the parking rates at meters and the new hours are hurting downtown, hopefully the hours revert back to 8pm and variable pricing comes to meters for cheaper evening and weekend parking, it's surprising how many people won't park in parkades due to security concerns.
Here's hoping that something superior takes the Playhouse's place, I'm a fan of the VSO, the Opera, and have attended countless events at the QE but have only been to the Playhouse once and never felt the desire to return.
Last edited by jlousa; Mar 13, 2012 at 1:27 PM.
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