Sometimes less is more.

However most people don't live downtown and probably don't want to be forced to drive downtown for such amenities. Traffic and parking are always more difficult downtown than other parts of the city. In the past it was necessary to have downtowns to serve an entire city with unique experiences...

It used to be 4 lanes, upon completion next fall it will be 6 lanes. Net gain of 2 lanes, one additional in each direction.

I count that they are working on the 11th floor now. Am I missing something?

Well beside the wages paid to local employees, income taxes on those wages, corporate income taxes paid in Canada, GST/HST collected on sales, and of course profits earned by wal mart that can be attributed to Canadian investors 😃

Seems to be going pretty good lately. Think they moved up a floor last week. Now on the 6th floor I believe.

Food and postal deliveries alone would outnumber cyclists. Thousands of vehicles using the space as opposed to a handful of cycling enthusiasts.

Parking would be used a lot more than the bike lanes. It's time this pilot project gets ended as it looks like it will be.

Occupancy has been slated for early 2023.

I guess if it keeps all the junkies in one place, and away from other parts of town, could be considered a massive success?

It's disappointing that it would be closed for a couple years. But if they are taking the time to do this, please ensure the job is done right, and the end result is spectacular. I feel that the budget for this should have been higher and more should have been done for our premier park in the...

I've never understood the vertical panels. To me they always look awkward and not very appealing. Wonder if it's just me though as I tend to see them a lot more now, and it is experienced professionals in their field that design these.

It's a nice sentiment, and there is absolutely merit to it. However limiting such things only in Edmonton just leads to surrounding communities and counties picking up the lack of supply. Without a regional solution, there is risk of the policy being highly ineffective in its goals.

I feel it might be helpful to post some context if building permits are posted in the miscellaneous thread without description. Are you posting to show these new permits or looking for others to explain what these are? Thank you.

Based on what exactly? During the day it seems fine I guess. After 5:30pm or on weekends it's usually extremely difficult to find street parking within the area.

It's not a gravel lot. Also with all the bike lanes and new developments lately, it's really difficult to find street parking here lately. That lot will be missed a lot by those in the neighborhood. Price of progress I guess, and it's nice to see a new proposal for this lot.

Northwest LRT seems reasonably important to the network. Hopefully it can go ahead along with some funding from the federal gov't.

Looks fairly close to the second level of underground parking being complete.

We live in Japan? 😉

There just isn't much demand for new office space downtown. It could be a while...