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Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn
I’d have to do more reading about donut cities to answer that, but I do think the situation of Saint John is quite unique in the Canadian context. The SJ vs KV dynamic is very similar to that of Springfield vs Shelbyville dynamic, and that’s lame. I feel that not only Saint John, but the entire region is being held back by the division and lack of cooperation between the communities of Greater Saint John. The quickest, most logical way to get at the root of the problem remains regional amalgamation, but I’m willing to listen to alternative solutions. Either way, something has to change.
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Fair enough. Much of the discussion on this facet of urban non-planning comes from the US. A recent financial post article (
https://archive.ph/iv3kJ) discusses the same for Edmonton.
A relevant quote:
And crime is rampant in many urban centres, as last week’s visit to Edmonton reminded me. If people feel unsafe downtown, only very generous subsidies will persuade them to live there.
So far, I have not heard many municipal politicians concede their cities are turning into doughnuts. But if that is happening, they’re going to need a new approach to municipal priorities. Wishful thinking about the good old days of an urban core living off a commercial property gold mine won’t pay the bills.
SJ is just further along the process.
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