04-30-2021, 01:57 PM
(04-30-2021, 01:40 PM)ac3r Wrote: I don't even know what "playing landlord" entails anyway. Surely it's minimal work for the region and as a bonus they get to receive money from whatever business decided to open. Without any businesses at this train station, all we'll end up with is a glorified waiting hall that looks as sterile as an operating theatre. There'd be zero reason to be there for anything other than waiting for a bus/train and nobody wants to wait around in an empty train station longer than they need to. A café or resturaunt in this place would possibly have the benefit of being able to open early - The Round Table at 1 Victoria opens at 9 which is not very handy to commuters travelling out of the region.
Even Charles Terminal had Transfers Restaurant which was very popular for grabbing a bite of food while you wait for a bus and many people enjoyed it for its bar and open air patio (or at least I think it was licensed...I can't remember). They already know how to do this.
I'm guessing it's one part political liability (something *could* go wrong, safer to do nothing) and one part "small government" nonsense....neo libs and neo cons don't think government should be in the business of x where x is whatever they don't want to do today.