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Originally Posted by mleblanc
Hopefully so! I loved walking around in Vancouver in the rain downtown - 90% of the time you're protected by these canopies. Has there been any word on the retail spaces?
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Vancouver has done a much better job of encouraging developers to build glass awnings that let light through while keeping people dry.
Apparently with The Keep there was some kind of dispute with the city that prevented the developer from building the planned awnings (encroachment over the sidewalk?)
I find that a lot of Halifax streetscapes look denuded. Heritage buildings tend to be stripped of ornamentation over time, canopies and awnings included. That trend seems to be reversing a little now. The rendering for The Jade shows glass awnings.