You need to sell an awful lot of t shirts to pay off the kind of new buildings that are envisaged.
I think I'm not expressing my point very well here. Imagine if the Selkirk waterfront was the cruise ship port area. Ultimately what I'm saying is this: why does a cruise port facility in a city neighbourhood need to look like it's not in a city neighbourhood? Why does it need to be buffered and separated and distinguished from its immediate context? The answer is: it doesn't. There are other cruise ports that have demonstrated this fact.
[Canada Place] was one of the first cruise terminals integrated with year-round local attractions. The facility largely hosts cruise ships only during the summer season, but holds other public events year-round. The site includes four large stages for music and other attractions, an IMAX movie theater and a large lawn for public festivals.
[Canada Place] is a prime example of the multi-use potential of cruise terminals that cities like Charleston and San Diego could use for inspiration.
http://www.foxnews.c...de/canada_place
Victorians are notorious for not realizing or fully appreciating what they have, and I'd say Ogden Point is a pretty glaring case-in-point. It would be so easy to turn it into something really special and unique. And special and unique things are their own justification. They enhance the city as a whole. They're good for tourists and they're good for locals.
Edited by aastra, 10 August 2017 - 09:13 AM.