Winnipeg Construction

[viperred88]

Originally Posted by esquire

I am generally up on anything that involves the development of a surface parking lot, but I have to scratch my head over the constant desire to incorporate an outdoor plaza into this city's developments as though this were a place that didn't have winters to contend with. There are probably no less than a dozen plazas large and small throughout downtown Winnipeg, and the thing they all have in common is that they're virtually empty and devoid of people most of the time.

In my experience, plazas are only successful when you have a large number of people convening on them. If Manhattan had a Herald Square or Union Square on every other block, they would lose their charm. Less is more when it comes to this kind of thing.

As nice as the SoPo project is, I think it would be better if the developer took headhorse's advice. Make it less inward-focused and more about the street. It would be nice if people walking down Graham, Hargrave and Carlton at night passed by storefront businesses and open doors instead of having that all tucked away in a courtyard that sits out of sight.

I agree