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Originally Posted by Muta
That space is also designed to be a tech / innovation incubation space, not just a parkade; it serves dual purposes and fits in with part of the East Village master plan. What do you have against this facility? That's about what something like that would cost.
Perhaps you prefer the parkade one block north of the new library. That might be more up your alley - cold, desolate, uninviting, derelict. Perfect for a redeveloping neighborhood!
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Alot of assumptions made here. I was mainly drawing a parallel between the hockey arena battle and the parking structure with offices. Maybe my intention was too covert for you? Put your parking structure wherever the hell you want. I am not going to be part of the <~2% of the poulation that will be gaining any "public benefit" from it.
As for what I have against the building, I actually feel, personally, that innovation should be left to the private sector that generally handles innovation more efficiently then the public sector. Thats my opinion, and before you ask or make insinuations, I have my name on 2 patents, so I do infact have some experience to draw on. Managed to come up with some pretty good ideas without a think tank or an incubation space. I have participated in the GOC SRED program, and have seen first hand how inefficently those development grants are handled. Otherwise, the forward thinking design of the building, that it can be converted to something else is..... Neat. Wish someone had come up with this re-new-vation concept before.