The Winnipeg Thread

[FrostyWinnipeg]

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

Bonus Note -  What's the deal with the big encampment on Disraeli ?  I saw a tonne of drunk people ,  a dude with his dong out taking a wee,  a large bonfire.... it looks awful and seems really dangerous.  I'm guessing the city has given up?

Good article by Scott Billeck. I think its fair to say up to 33% dont want any help, they dont want to be moved and its people like that the city will have the biggest trouble dealing with.

[SpeedFlex27]

How long till someone gets hit by a vehicle trying to cross Portage & Main? Being killed? That intersection when it's winter & minus 25 with a wind will be brutal to cross as a pedestrian. Those skyscrapers just make it a wind tunnel. 

5 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Good article by Scott Billeck. I think its fair to say up to 33% dont want any help, they dont want to be moved and its people like that the city will have the biggest trouble dealing with.

Th only way it'll be broken up is if the police go in there & use necessary force they'll need to remove them. Trouble is, the campers will just move somewhere else.

[Brandon]

29 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How long till someone gets hit by a vehicle trying to cross Portage & Main? Being killed? That intersection when it's winter & minus 25 with a wind will be brutal to cross as a pedestrian. Those skyscrapers just make it a wind tunnel. 

I believe the original plan called for a few of the skyscrapers having patios at the intersection. I couldn't imagine eating with all that noise and wind.

I don't think the fatalities will increase, it won't be as bad as higgins/Logan and main where lots of messed up people attempt to cross the road.

[bigg jay]

38 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How long till someone gets hit by a vehicle trying to cross Portage & Main? Being killed? 

There are much busier and more dangerous intersections - should we block those off to pedestrians?  People can get hit on any street if they and/or the drivers aren't being careful, Portage and Main is no exception and shouldn't be treated like one.