HOW WHYTE AVENUE TRANSITIONS IS KEY TO IT REMAINING A LONG TERM ATTRACTION.

Like other commercial areas, Whyte Avenue has experienced significant changes post Covid. Though it remains a major draw the complexion and culture has changed. A number of key buildings sit vacant and that visible blemish effects surrounding businesses. Pre covid, Whyte Avenue was busy till the wee hours of the morning but now seems to wind down by midnight which may be due to people now coming for an evening out have different expectations than before, when the volume of drinking was higher. Although Whyte Avenue continues to have a support base with people in the surrounding residential and university transitioning with the changing times is a must for Whyte Avenue to not only grow support from people in other areas of the city but for its long term survival.