06-29-2020, 03:43 PM
(06-29-2020, 02:52 PM)Tony_Plow Wrote: It's exciting to know of so many developments on the horizon. Personally, I think it will take approx. 10 years for DTK to have a safer, more bustling feel outside of working hours (and for some of the grungier businesses to turn over between Victoria and Frederick). I wonder if the City/Region can do anything else to help move this process along.
What businesses do you feel are grungy? Certainly a few years ago there was a sizeable set of sketchy bars downtown, but at this point Caper's is really all that's left and it's closing soon. Dollarama maybe is, due to the crowd that often sits outside it, but I don't think Dollarama is an inherently "grungy" business (and certainly the one on Fairway isn't).
I think DTK being bustling outside work hours will happen sooner than 10 years. Pre-Covid going out on a Friday night I've already had regular problems getting a table at 10pm at Grand Surf, Grand Trunk, or Sugar Run. That says there's demand, and that DTK is a Friday night destination. Add all the condo projects currently under construction (especially Charlie West, Young, and DTK as they're right in the central core) and I think we'll be seeing quite a significant uptick over the next few years.