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I think I remember there being some back-and-forth between the developer and the city. City wanted a parkade, developer didn't want to pay for it, no one wanted to pay for it, so the deal fell through.

That was the issue stated publicly. Personally, I would have been comfortable seeing my tax dollars being spent on a parkade for that Westin development to have happened. The spin off from that hotel/conference centre being built Uptown would have been great. However, I'm imagining both Westin and Delta being Uptown. Perhaps if the City caved and Westin was built, the Delta wouldn't be. Who knows what was going on behind the scenes. Looking forward, eliminating flat parking space Uptown is good period. The development proposed is not exciting, but will definitely help build a more complete streetscape for Willis Way.