Thanks for sharing this, Eldon. I completed the survey. My overall concern however is that the survey seems to be based upon the assumption that the downtown is fundamentally a retail centre, and if we could only improve the shopping experience, then somehow it would thrive. This type of thinking is frankly 50 years out of date. I suggest that planners read Rory's post: Downtown Sydney Is Not A Failed Mall to gain some insight into how that generation prefers to live in urban environments. They don't want homes in the suburbs. There is an opportunity there for owners of properties downtown to create quality residential space. https://capebreton.lokol.me/downtown-sydney-is-not-a-failed-mall I believe that mixed use is the key. I.e. residential, business, professional, and cultural opportunities integrated in such a way as that each type of use reinforces the other. This approach has worked in many other downtown cores throughout North America. Going head to head with malls and big box stores has not.

Richard nailed it on the head, mixed is the way to go. A multitude of activities and presence will ignite the vitality that we seek.