KreationYEG
Active Member
I fully understand your situation, and my statement is not a black or white solution. That said, the idea definitely require proper rumination and study for a win win outcome. 102 ave did this long ago without issues. Pertaining to the arena, that too can be accommodated. Dear goodness, if you go to China and visit populated cities that had to be re-transformed, you'll understand my point; it would make this dilemma look non existent
102 ave doesn't have as many parkades feeding directly onto it, and the planning for the LRT to run on 102 ave started in 2009. Long before a the boom of residential towers in the core. Looking at google street view 102 ave had the same size side walks back in 2007, so they were that size prior to even the Icon's construction starting. Only subtraction was the addition of the bike lane, which was probably plan in conjunction with adding the LRT. Adding mass transit like an LRT to the core, when under ground wasn't an option 102 ave was a logic choice to sacrifice.