tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post123685198715992517..comments2024-01-14T14:15:01.131-06:00Comments on The Rise and Sprawl: Friend of the nightlifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-48492114918843406842009-03-16T11:03:00.000-05:002009-03-16T11:03:00.000-05:00Ahem, Vancouver has downtown subway stations.Ahem, Vancouver has downtown subway stations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-34938133134258488922009-03-15T15:38:00.000-05:002009-03-15T15:38:00.000-05:00I like the Yellow Dog on Donald, it's a nice cozy ...I like the Yellow Dog on Donald, it's a nice cozy place.Rivermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930082027137529600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-41669868556585837502009-03-15T11:43:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:43:00.000-05:00I dunno TRU, I see lots and lots of other cities t...I dunno TRU, I see lots and lots of other cities that don't have a subway but have a vibrant downtown.<BR/><BR/>(Ahem, Vancouver.)Louis Rielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14960119234871377867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-3646839926551018762009-03-14T19:48:00.000-05:002009-03-14T19:48:00.000-05:00Never gonna happen until Winnipeg builds a subway....Never gonna happen until Winnipeg builds a subway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-10135248984759090362009-03-13T22:09:00.000-05:002009-03-13T22:09:00.000-05:00Right you are Average City.That is why one of Winn...Right you are Average City.<BR/><BR/>That is why one of Winnipeg's largest industry needs to be leveraged and shifted to downtown.<BR/><BR/>The people you defined are exactly the people who make a downtown lively.<BR/><BR/>That is the only demographic that will inject life into the core ( By core, i would say, market and Exchange for starters )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-70212821745196578492009-03-13T17:09:00.000-05:002009-03-13T17:09:00.000-05:00When I went to UofW (albeit more than 20 years ago...When I went to UofW (albeit more than 20 years ago), my friends and I came back to downtown probably 3-4 nights per week. Even after graduation, this continued for quite a few years. We lived at places like The Pyramid, or Cinematheque, or Royal Albert, or The Blue Note or... <BR/><BR/>We all took turns driving (although most of us lived close by in the Village, or St. B.), and winter or summer it didn't matter. We'd be downtown. That was the place to be.<BR/><BR/>I think there will always be a core group of young people who come downtown. But that core will never be enough to inject any real life into the downtown area, it's just too small a group. <BR/><BR/>So while we still need to cater to that crowd, something else has to happen to expand the demographic that wants to come downtown. Or live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-35765229941139272592009-03-13T16:37:00.000-05:002009-03-13T16:37:00.000-05:00Hirst is a blowhard with more ego than relevant op...Hirst is a blowhard with more ego than relevant opinions. Who cares what he writes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-77359665318476597452009-03-12T23:58:00.000-05:002009-03-12T23:58:00.000-05:00That's a very good point that cotton made and ...That's a very good point that cotton made and that you published. While I'm glad that Hirst's heart is in the right place (that really does count for something), it goes to show why the "visionaries" have no vision, they have no organic connection to street level Winnipeg. Anyone who has spent much time at a bus stop on Portage Ave can tell you that there will be a bus that will take you from Port&Main to UW literally every 3-4 mins during peak hours and 5-7 minutes during non peak. Of all the troubles that plague downtown, commuting down Portage Ave shouldn't be counted as one of them. It's an easy walk, and on the odd occasion where I'm too lazy or it's too damn cold to foot it to Furby where I used to have residence, I could always rely on the bus to arrive shortly to get me there shortly.<BR/><BR/>You made another good point about Lo Pub. It's either full to the brim or vacant, which suggests that there's nothing wrong with the bar, but the location. I went to see a band last weekend, and for the first time that I can remember for any bar, there was a sign on the window that said "Sold Out" and they literally could not fit anyone else in. But if they are not able to secure a band on any given night, then there isn't enough motivation for the college kids to come from the suburbs or the village to downtown, when they can just as easily saunter down to the toad or Tavern United.<BR/><BR/>(side note: Apologies for the deleted comments above, weary eyes miss typos, twice over evidently) <BR/><BR/>Well done Rob.Dave Shorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308505670798524496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-49096719361050532462009-03-12T22:46:00.000-05:002009-03-12T22:46:00.000-05:00Sorry, I love downtown, but it's hard for me to ha...Sorry, I love downtown, but it's hard for me to hang around after hours in the winter. I'm off my bike, and the last feeder bus into my (60-year-old) neighbourhood leaves around 6pm. Otherwise it's a 25 minute walk from the main line. On the weekends we have no bus service at all so I'm pretty much a shutin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com