Downtown
���We bought it for the
brick and for the wood.
We saw it, we loved it���
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���I actually think the more 24-hour use you can get, the better
for a neighbourhood. So whether it���s people walking to work,
out for a jog, going for groceries, walking for dinner, going to a
show ��� that definitely helps.���
formed into a pedestrian corridor on a trial basis this summer.
The street is closed during the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
in July, but a longer closure would allow restaurants to open
patios.
Mr. Timmerman says streetscape improvements are also in the
works. A unique lighting scheme planned for the Market Avenue and Rory Street area will be sound-activated, so pedestrians can just whistle to brighten up the night. The city���s first district-wide recycling program will soon see Recycle Everywhere
bins on every block and they���ll be emptied every day.
And CentreVenture is working on attracting a grocer to the
Exchange. Mr. Timmerman says the store would be something
along the lines of a De Luca���s Specialty Foods store rather than
a supermarket.
Mr. Timmerman says an initiative spearheaded by the city and
CentreVenture Development Corp. will see Albert Street trans-
More than 200 seasonal bike parking stations have been added
over the past two years and another 30 are in the pipeline. And
the city plans to build a 450-stall parkade on James Avenue at
Lily Street, possibly with office or retail space on the main floor.
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