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Calgary Tourists "Where are all the people?" — Everyday Tourist
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Downtown can be so hit or miss. Friday and Saturday nights are pretty busy, but outside of that, it can definitely feel pretty empty. There's been a long tradition of most businesses down here closing at 6pm and a lot of people only coming downtown for work... so they go home.
I'm sure it'd be a different story of most of the buildings weren't empty office towers lol
I think it also has to do with the lack of pedestrian only zones. No one really likes to spend time beside a busy road with the sounds and stink produced my cars (unless they're really drunk ofc).
There's always Stephen Avenue. Or the river pathway. I don't know if I would fully agree that we don't have many pedestrian only zones. We have just as many as any other cities our size. Plus a banger pathway system.
And parking wasnt $30 in busy spots. And if you werent swarmed by degenerates at every turn.
No idea about parking myself, since I live down here and don't have a car.
Downtown is designed for Monday - Friday 9-5pm. That needs to change.