CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Along with drainage would it also not allow for expansion and contraction?
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Mountain Man
Senior Member
They wouldn't leave gravel strips in the sidewalk, heavy rain, snow blowers and people walking would scour the gravel out and leave an uneven sidewalk.
potatopizzafan
Active Member
You're right, looks like they've been filled in with the tactile strips now
BrandedBlue
New Member
Power poles are coming down on 34 Avenue today!
adamyyc
Senior Member
This is such an improvement! Reduced street clutter, paving the way for wider sidewalks with fewer obstacles.
I'm the self proclaimed king of the power pole haters, so this is like an early Christmas present for me.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
No Festivus pole? lol
lemongrab
Active Member
No curb ramp at the little known corner of 7th Ave and 1st St SW. And a train had to wait for at least 30 seconds at these lights for no apparent reason at 11am on a Saturday. I'm a little surprised, but not shocked that these lowest of hanging fruit have not been fixed yet.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
I saw this image and thought we would be talking about the Hudson Bay not that they're floating bankruptcy again.
On this, it is wild the city fixes suburban intersections before an intersection like this...
On this, it is wild the city fixes suburban intersections before an intersection like this...
ctraindude
New Member
Not sure it really has any impact on the curb cut, but it’s interesting to note that the basement levels of the Bay actually extend out beyond the building and under the sidewalk. That makes things a little bit more complex to do works here.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
That random sloppy asphalt curb patch job has been a street feature since at least 2009 according to Streetview.
So with the Bay in its current situation, I wonder if we'd ever see the Bay building turned into residential? IIRC Neo Financial was leasing some floors.
It's one of those things where I'd like to see it happen, but then the rendering comes out and the building is covered in Hardie board
It's one of those things where I'd like to see it happen, but then the rendering comes out and the building is covered in Hardie board
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Haha I would love to see that too. The Bay building would make a fantastic place for real lofts. Keep the main floor and possibly 2nd floor as retail spaces, and floors 3 through 6 as residential, with an amazing resident amenity space on the 7th floor and rooftop.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
Updates! to an old post on my favourite intersection.
2021: no construction debris visible and the previous "no parking" pole has fresh sidewalk replacing the patch job. An audible blinker added to improve accessibility - the irony of improving accessibility at a corner with 4 lane car sewers, various poles, debris and outdated ramp design.
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2023: everything back to normal, with a bunch of construction debris returning to where it's stored - haphazardly on the sidewalk. Between 2021 and 2023 several hundred new apartments opened in the BLVD towers - so a few hundred new residents walking through daily.
We also see the first new entrant in the ongoing pedestrian dystopia - a random bike-share left haphazardly in the sidewalk. I suspect future updates will see more of this latest attack on pedestrian spaces. Stellar work everyone, no notes
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Will see you again in 2026 for the next update. Any bets on what we will see?
Forgot for a bit that I have a lifetime project to evaluate the NW corner of MacLeod and 11th Avenue SW. This one is new, but not particularly recent.
August 2024: interestingly, it seems the traffic team at the city has their own streetview contribution. It's a return to form here for street construction, by having a construction warning sign blocking the sidewalk for construction that is not visible in the distance. The message remains for the city's highest density and most walkable neighbourhood is that you don't need to walk here, but if you are driving by you need a 5 block warning of a possible disruption!
Otherwise, corner is looking good, reasonably clean, not trash or scooters. No signs of street pole consolidation which will be the real game changer. Hopefully we will have a 2026 view soon!
One last observation from this project - we can watch the deterioration of the signs in real time. Not sure why this sign exists given most other bus stops operate totally fine without it, but you'd think someone would eventually care either way - if this sign and pole it's on has a purpose it should be maintained, if not it should be removed.
This limbo purgatory state where street materials must stay and never change, but also have no purpose or usefulness is really becoming a central thesis of my documentation project here I think.
2024 v. 2009.
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KrisYYC
New Member
What are the rules and expectations around snow removal on sidewalks? I was out walking around the neighbourhood today and noticed that most sidewalks in front of residential properties were cleared, ALL of the sidewalks adjacent to commercial properties and churches were cleared, however NONE of the sidewalks around public schools were cleared. Large sections of sidewalk on fairly busy pedestrian corridors (Elbow Drive being one) all around the schools that would be basically impassable for someone with mobility issues.
If the city expects citizens and commercial properties to have their sidewalks cleared in reasonable time after a snowfall then they should lead by example!
If the city expects citizens and commercial properties to have their sidewalks cleared in reasonable time after a snowfall then they should lead by example!