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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
Frankly, it would still be a wasteland even if the storefronts were not vacant.
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If you’re referring to the addiction crisis, that’s certainly an issue but nothing out of the ordinary for big Canadian cities these days. In fact Ottawa is on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of severity compared to others. People are still coming to Bank in droves, and similar to Rideau St., foot traffic is through the roof most parts of the day despite the ever-present social challenges. Empty storefronts shift a lot of attention to other issues, and building better retail spaces that businesses actually want to occupy will do wonders for Bank north of Somerset, similar to what has happened to Bank south of Somerset, especially between Gladstone to the 417.
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