Thank you to the urban planning conference for taking the time out to pan the Point Douglas plan.
I had previously noted that the planners had lots of good things to say about our downtown re-development. It’s good to hear that they also agree with Don Street on the stadium.
July 20 Update: Curtis Brown has a good comment on the same article and a look at the situation in Minnesota.
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Sigh // July 19, 2008 at 12:49 pm |
At least it was free advice from outsiders.
SPD should be all but finished now. Surely, not even the Mayor could snub these planners.
mrchristian // July 19, 2008 at 1:30 pm |
Yes, agreed. Between the planners, professors and others that provided that advice that was probably a $200k worth of consulting. If the Mayor was a smart man he and a couple of senior execs of the city would have gone along to hear in detail what they had to say and point out.
donaldstreet // July 19, 2008 at 2:18 pm |
In the end, I feel bad for Mr. Asper. His original plan on the original site was very good. Vic Toews through a monkey-wrench into things with this new location tied to federal money.
I wonder – and maybe someone can check this – if the amount of federal money being offered compensates for the extra expenses the city will incur implementing this plan, such as moving Higgins Ave.
Sigh // July 21, 2008 at 7:45 am |
I don’t know why you would feel bad about Mr. Asper. He’s trying to leverage your tax dollar to build something he can profit from. I estimate , about 100 Million dollars for the Polo Park site at the minimum.
There is another way but that would take some vision, innovation and courage.
http://www.winnipegstadium.ca
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