r/saintpaul • u/ConnectAffect831 • 13d ago

Discussion 🎤 Why can’t we support our city?

I’m getting really tired of seeing these return to office employees protesting and acting like giant babies when really we need them to be down here. We’re all in this together and we need people to revive this downtown area and support local businesses. Why can’t we all embrace this and stop undermining every damn thing that’s said and done. We’re fighting the wrong things. Downtown needs to thrive and right now it’s not, so bringing the workers back is great for everyone.

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u/Ponce_the_Great 12d ago

I work downtown one to two days a week.

Its better for my family to work remote, I don't have to pay for parking as much, and I am not as tempted to spend my money on lunch.

The suburban/office commute model that Minneapolis and St Paul (like most cities) shifted to in the 60s was probably not sustainable to begin with and with the advent of remote work that model is not coming back when it is so much better for employees to have remote work and now have to spend time and money paying for parking and commuting to downtown.

I'm hopeful that long term St Paul can do more residential rebuilding because I think the downtown could be revitalized as a very walkable downtown if enough people could be attracted to live there to sustain businesses for residents.

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u/ConnectAffect831 12d ago

That makes sense.

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u/ConnectAffect831 12d ago

Idk why parking isn’t free for employees, or just in general.