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Originally Posted by SpongeG
it is changing though. Le Labo is there and they ain't cheap. A lot of trendy hip cafes and indie stores seem to be lasting which is surprising given its area.
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It did improve around 10 years ago when the Woodwards reconstruction was completed, but since then, it hasn't, and with the Woodwards development getting older, it is in fact getting worse. It's definitely far from being up to the mark. and we should not be satisfied with the prior "improvement". I think there should be more street level enforcement to clean up the area, with zero tolerance on all kinds of crime, street disorderliness and drug use. Retailers need a safe neighbourhood in order to operate their businesses there long-term. Otherwise, there is always a change in the businesses there when retailers realize their constantly busted up windows are costing them too much in insurance money to run their stores properly.
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Originally Posted by rofina
This is true.
Melbourne does this on an unreal level. Makes us look like a garbage heap in comparison.
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Yeah, our Gastown neighbourhood is still pretty much a dump, although it has so much potential.
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I've been in the Starbuck, LD, McDonald's,etc. Will need to make a point to search it out, LOL.
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