ADob
Active Member
In particular, as I keep saying, seemingly ad nauseam, since 106 WAS NEVER AN ISSUE!!!!!!!!!
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northlands
Senior Member
+ the upcoming decommissioning of the southbound low level bridge, which basically renders McDougal Hill rd into a scenic route to Bellamy Hill Rd for those headed south out of dt.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Not only will Bellamy Hill SB be closed in favor of a bidirectional Bellamy Hill NB road, but the Iginla building needs to be demolished in favor of a widened sidewalk and maybe a bike path.
BrettB
Active Member
Seems like a perfect area to have FOUR EB through lanes to go down to three. Not that the building is super memorable, but the sign is.
ADob
Active Member
We live less than a block from here and the sidewalk basically disappears at the corner. It's not safe and definitely not attractive. Looking forward to seeing what happens here!
David A
Senior Member
With the constrained space because of the road/sidewalk and the two buildings north of it, I don't see a lot of room to build here and right next to the busy road is not that appealing anyways.
So unfortunately I feel this could become yet another empty lot in this area, which already seems to be the main feature of west Rossdale.
Greenspace
Senior Member
When the 'pilot' ends on 106 Street, everyone will need to provide feedback to the City. From my understanding this was initiated by folks in Symphony Tower with concerns about entering and exiting their parking from 106 Street. I don't think removing most of the parking, particularly in front of The Marc, is helpful in any way.
IanO
Superstar
Some/more of this Downtown and area please and thank you.
Greenspace
Senior Member
^I remember about 5 years ago a planner from Winnipeg in Edmonton commenting on how nice it was that we had 7-11's around, something they were missing.
IanO
Superstar
These are important community amenities, just a shame how many choose to use them here (and other places), but they can provide a lot of value and certainly support urban living.
Greenspace
Senior Member
We should be equally concerned about the threats of theft and disorder to a business like Loblaws, that is open to the street until 9pm.
David A
Senior Member
All the closures seemed to be mostly a 7-11 thing, which I believe happened elsewhere too not just here, although I'm not sure if to the same extent.
After the 7-11's opened, we also got another Shopper's and the downtown Loblaws, so perhaps part of the reason they left was due to better alternatives.
Also there have been a few new convenience stores that opened after the 7-11's closed, although I sort of feel we went from one extreme of too many to not enough.
IanO
Superstar
I can tell you firsthand that they left due to 'loss, disorder and employee safety' and met with them a few times specifically about this issue.
TAS
Senior Member
I see two security guards in the dt loblaws now, most times, maybe it has been that way for a while. They seem to keep pretty busy.
David A
Senior Member
And we seldom or never see EPS downtown around here. It is very unfortunate these costs are pushed onto private businesses by the city and the province.
However, it is very shortsighted. With all the extra vacant spaces downtown, property and business tax revenues goes down significantly too.