I find the new Vancouver downtown to be (more) dead and lifeless.
They expect it to become some magically urban city core, but it's not.
I'd wager a guess that they're going to slowly take the life out of businesses down there and bring in the amenities of a fourth-tier city like a starbucks or borders.
And on that note-- I love how the article a little bit above applauds the appearance of a starbucks in downtown... if that's what makes a city successful, then I know quite a few small towns that have Vancouver beat down in that regard.
Well... it's not that hard, but still.
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