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Originally Posted by Sheepish
I'm not saying that there is no activity downtown. However I was referring specifically to SHED. In responding to my comments you can't discard what this actually is, and the specified boundaries. This is from the Stantec Site:
"The Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District (SHED) is the focal point of the revitalization of Winnipeg’s downtown. The attractions in this 11 block area will be connected together in a meaningful way and infused with new life by residential and commercial development."
So most of what you included is NOT in the SHED. My point is that the concept of District - geographically specific, connected and homogeneous - has not been fulfilled. Either drop the moniker or actually commit to this purpose and make it happen.
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Fair points from you and Esquire.
I'll take it as an opportunity to voice my indifference to Stantec's attempt at "making fetch happen" vs. how it'll happen in real life, and I do agree with you that they haven't succeeded at all. It's not a design firm that's going to drive a downtown revitalization, it's supporting the businesses that dare to make a go of it, and creating the conditions for them to succeed and show that it's viable.
On this board I fulfill the role of the layperson so I don't know how Stantec came to the conclusion that those 11 blocks are the ones that should make up their SHEDâ„¢, but it doesn't align with how SHED (no â„¢) businesses have been or are opening in the central area. TNS is the one real win within those boundaries so far, and not at all an insignificant one.
Given this, I don't think the [lack of] success of SHEDâ„¢ so far is a good representation of how things are going or going to go Downtown.