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Is Edmonton's downtown too big? Size matters, experts say

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Edmonton Downtown Business Association held a panel discussion on the future of the city’s downtown core.

The size of the core is a reflection of ambition from decades past, but now its size is also its problem.

Edmonton needs to introduce more housing into the downtown core, the crowd heard.

The city has a higher-than-average office vacancy rate, at roughly 21.4 per cent .

Like Edmonton , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , has post-secondary institutions downtown, an arena, and a river valley that offers opportunities for activation.

Edmonton is comparable to Fort Worth , Texas , largely dependent on personal vehicles and has a proportionally low amount of people living in its core, which has caused a sprawl in its business and residential community.

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