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Originally Posted by Cyro
Your quite right. I think most people are trying to forget the fact that this expansion was proceeded by a whole city block of the original convention centre, lifeless and dead at grade level. What do designers do on the new expansion, some 35+ years later? The same basic priciple. Kill the block at street level, 3/4 of a city block, lifeless and dead. It's so very winnipeg 
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Edmonton between Broadway and York is going to be one highly "pedestrian friendly" block. You have the walled fortress of the convention center on one side and the high cement security fencing on the hydro substation on the other side!