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Originally Posted by ExtremeMan8
Why is Kitchener's downtown so small and town like? I was surprised seeing how small the downtown was considering Kitchener is the 10th largest city in Canada and it's also a very wealthy city. How come Kitchener doesn't have a 'real' downtown with taller buildings like many other major cities in Canada?
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Incorrect. Kitchener is the 10th largest urban area in the country, but the population of the city itself is slightly over 200,000 people. That statistic you posted comes out because the government counts the region as a whole (meaning Waterloo and Cambridge as well as Kitchener) So I believe that's why there isn't a big "downtown" considering it's a small city that gets counted with two other "small cities/towns"
Think of it this way. Vancouver is a city with a population of about 600,000 people or so, but it serves an urban area of about 2.4 million people, and those other 1.8 million people or so are largely dependent on Vancouver for jobs and other things, a lot commute to a "Central area" to work, which is downtown Vancouver, this in the end creates a higher demand for office space, amenities and such, whereas in K-W it might not be the case.
This is just my perception, but I hope it helps!
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