No... and yes, some development would have still occurred, but I am tell you firsthand that it accelerated development significantly and redirected development/growth/investment into the core. Multiple significant developments and smaller ones decided to go Downtown and or ahead because of Rogers Place and the 2.5-3mil people it brings Downtown.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
Wake me up when I can see skyscrapers
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