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Originally Posted by esquire
At what point will Winnipeg be at its optimal size? I think Winnipeg is reaching the point where we've turned things around from the 90s when it looked like the city was doomed... the future is no longer in doubt. Perhaps the focus should move from restoring population growth to improving the quality of life for citizens.
Seeing a thriving Selkirk Avenue, for example... not gentrified but simply becoming a safe, functional commercial strip once again... that would impress me more, and make more of a difference to Winnipeggers than adding 60,000 people by the next census.
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I'd have to agree, quality and safety and choice in lifestyle are all goals that this city should strive for 1st. The decline in the area, from when I remember it, has spiraled to a new low. The question will always come. How do we accomplish this? 10K new residents in the area and a vibrant Selkirk Ave are a lofty and admirable goal, but 10K of new residence in poverty added to the area only hasten it's decline..