[Airboy]

Nice to see the structural issues at Hemmingway were not as extensive as thought.

We may see the real cladding on the Velodrome before the new year,

 

[strata]

This is a project that is certainly benefitting from our "extended Fall" weather. Or at least the workers who are constructing it.

 

[Avenuer]

With the new Velodrome, Peter Hemingway Pool, Queen Elizabeth Planetarium and Telus World of Science all adjacent to one another, Coronation Park should be renamed to 'Galaxy Park' or something since all look like they could be from another planet and two of those were expressly constructed for space research / learning.

 

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[buildings]

^so will the general public be able to rent a bike and go for a spin around the track?

 

[Airboy]

^so will the general public be able to rent a bike and go for a spin around the track?

I suspect there will be classes, but no drop in. Track riding is a specialty. Even the roadies I know take it as a new sport. You would have to prove competence to use the track. and being a wood surface you would not want it damaged.

 

[TAS]

I suspect there will be classes, but no drop in. Track riding is a specialty. Even the roadies I know take it as a new sport. You would have to prove competence to use the track. and being a wood surface you would not want it damaged.

Yes, plus the risk of injuring others with a fall or crash. These bikes don't have brakes on them either which takes some getting used to, or at least didn't when I rode at the velodrome some 25 years ago.

 

[Airboy]

Yes, plus the risk of injuring others with a fall or crash. These bikes don't have breaks on them either which takes some getting used to, or at least didn't when I rode at the velodrome some 25 years ago.

Still don't have breaks but don't forget Tri geeks are using this track as well so there should be suitable bikes for them.

 

[Platinum107]

This project broke ground less than 2 years ago, so the amount of progress feels insane but awesome to see!

 

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[Airboy]

Looks like final cladding starts maybe in March or April.

 

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[strata]

From just observing people's pictures, this one seems to be going really well from the construction side.

And I think once it is done it is going to be a cool amenity.

But I just can't stop feeling like this was the wrong funding priority at the wrong time. I think it is a nice-to-have, at a moment in time where there are too many need-to-have's, and not enough budget to support them. I just don't see a lot of redevelopment and increased property tax revenue being created specifically by this project.