Urban living in Edmonton

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There's nothing to do around there, lackluster lighting setup that hardly rivals a front yard in the burbs. Imagine 108st lined with restaurants, stores and shops then you'd have a great anchor at the end with a skating rink on the plaza as originally planned. You could really create a destination. But it's none of those things.

Grandin neighborhood is across 109street from all this, there are residential buildings along 106st, 105st, 104st just east of all this along the hillside. Where are those residents at?

A few years ago i went to Vivid Sydney, absolutely spectacular. Imagine a month long downtown wide light display, use the winter darkness to your advantage. Have performances inside fed building lobby, inside the legislature building, some outdoors along 108th if the weather permits. Put a skating rink and fire pit on that barren plaza. A little imagination can give people a reason to put down their phones and come visit the area; at least more reason than the home depot reindeers currently offer.