[halifaxboyns]

I think the door says it all; but it may be that the downtown hasn't reached the critical level of saturation.

That is certainly the case in Calgary Centre city - there is a significant north/south divide. The actual 'downtown' (office core) with a smatering of condo/apartment buildings (including where I live) has some busy spots but for is typically empty after the work day is done.

The Southern Beltline portion (the residential communities of Connaught, Victoria Park, etc.) is a different story because there is far more variety of residential and the office development is only in a few spots. So the level of people far exceeds the # of people in the area only to work (where as in the office core its the reverse). I suspect the DT of Halifax is still too far onto the office worker side yet, but that will change in time as more condo buildings/apartment complexes open up. The Citadell complex plus the Hollis Street Site, waterfront developments once they sell and fill up will help.