[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by buzzg

I think often that's from a lack of maintenance. Kind of a chicken-or-egg scenario.

The thing that makes me happiest about this project is the fact that if it gets built it can prove/show that building on the Portage Place pads is definitely feasible. And if it's successful at helping Winnipeg Square businesses... man... it could really do a lot for Portage Place.

I also think that this would make Artis want P&M open, if they don't already. You want to be able to sell a good, walkable, downtown lifestyle to people if you're asking suburban people to move downtown. Easier access to the Exchange is a huge benefit. This will also hopefully help Garry (and Fort), which I think has the most potential to become a "bar street" in all of downtown.

Artis is the only stakeholder who doesn't not want the intersection open