NicolBolas
Active Member
Knack is one of the most incompetent Mayor's we have had in awhile so I wouldn't bank on it.
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Avenuer
Senior Member
Based on 7 months of him being in office?
Tropical
Active Member
I find that quick accusations of incompetence are often linked to not understanding complexity (or simply not wanting to).
NicolBolas
Active Member
He has been in office since 2013.
The commerical taxation structure in this city is anti business, the parking fees downtown is anti business, the regulatory framework is anti business, the stupid patio tax is anti business.
It blows my mind how in Edmonton we fail so much at projects when it is home to many global EPC/M firms.
The commerical taxation structure in this city is anti business, the parking fees downtown is anti business, the regulatory framework is anti business, the stupid patio tax is anti business.
It blows my mind how in Edmonton we fail so much at projects when it is home to many global EPC/M firms.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Parking fees downtown? I think the rates are just fine. If we're talking about free parking, no we are not a small Alberta town anymore.
Markyeg
Active Member
Weekdays (during the day) and Saturdays the rates are fine. It’s Sunday and weeknights until 9 pm on non-event days that the city introduced that shouldn’t have been implemented (yes they will need to at some point, but our DT just isn’t there yet to justify it).
David A
Senior Member
I am usually downtown on Saturday and with the exception of specific events or certain areas it is really not that busy generally. Sunday is usually fairly dead.
So I really don't think the logic for extending paid parking to Sunday ever made any sense. When half or more than the paid parking spots in many parts of downtown are empty, there is no excess demand that needs to be charged for. We may not be a small town, but we are not New York or Toronto either.
So I really don't think the logic for extending paid parking to Sunday ever made any sense. When half or more than the paid parking spots in many parts of downtown are empty, there is no excess demand that needs to be charged for. We may not be a small town, but we are not New York or Toronto either.
Avenuer
Senior Member
I can agree here - free all day on Sunday and weekday evenings after 6PM outside of events makes sense to me.
Offworld
Active Member
Fixed that for ya.
Offworld
Active Member
We already know who paid to butter his bread, and he's done nothing but spout their orthodoxy about RTO. That tells me all I need to know.
Whatup
Active Member
It shouldn't surprise anyone - Edmonton political leadership has generally been anti-business for many many decades. This is why socialist Edmonton lost most of its corporate clout to Calgary many years ago - its one of the factors in Calgary becoming the undisputed corporate HQ and primate city in this province. There are consequences for how people vote. The decimation of Edmonton's beautiful "neighbourhoods of privilege" is the new siren call for the righteous virtue signalling elected officials like Knack. Edmonton's most "progressive" riding consistently votes in Heather McPherson who is a anti-semitic Israel hating anti-capitalist. This is what Edmonton is.
Gus Haynes
Active Member
Kosy123
Senior Member
Didn't know Itamar Ben-Gvir browsed our fair forums but I keep being proven wrong lol
David A
Senior Member
Good to know. I happened to go by the day the day they had it in the old Shoppers space, it did seem fairly busy and was I wondering what it was. The space in front of Winners is probably better. If it works, keep doing it.
Gronk!
Senior Member
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