Urban Outdoorsman
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10th Ave is listed in the cities main streets program, so it's not really a matter of if, but when, it gets overhauled.
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Urban4Lyfe
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It's bananas to me that 37th and 17th area is getting all these sidewalk upgrades and work and meanwhile streets and aves like 8th street and 10th ave, who see far more pedestrian traffic I'm sure, are left.
Calgcouver
Active Member
Go read Part 3, Division 1 of the Land Use Bylaw and look at at our “public realm” guidelines. They are old, old road widening setbacks probably from LUB 2P80 so policy created in the 1970s that exists forever in our current LUB. They require road widening setbacks that we will never use, that should be used to improve our public realm that the city decides to never actually use. You’re not allowed to build anything permanent on it in case the city wants to widen the road which they have no plans on doing. Here is a better example of what you’re allowed to do in this road widening setback : https://goo.gl/maps/DCMnpQWjgFeCexuF9
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I would love to find an Urban Planner or Development Engineer who can give me an example of this part of the LUB actually contributing positively to the public realm and not creating front setbacks areas you can do nothing of permanence with to “eventually widen the street”.
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artvandelay
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Hey, but at least they changed the name from road widening to public realm, right?
UrbanWarrior
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GoVertical
Senior Member
Really like the different signs they used on this one
The Familia
Active Member
Huge win! Love the podium and all the amenities in it. That is going to be a very busy and lively intersection once everything opens up. Now if they could replace that traffic light with the newer silver ones...
UrbanRED
Active Member
Yeah, massive win. Really nice podium, great interaction with the underpass, great amenities, added density AND a second tower that's UC. Compare that to the blighted hole it was for years before this, wow
1875
Senior Member
worth the wait!
Agree with everyone. It's turned out much better than expected. Especially when you think back to the original rendering.
Chinook Arch
Active Member
The podium turned out very well. Love that wood, gives a warm feel to it.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
To those trees...
Joborule
Active Member
This project, as well as the other ones on 10th in the past few years has completely transformed the potential of that corridor. It's now a desirable spot to live, and set up commercial shops. I wouldn't be surprised if there's not at least several more projects that get built along that road in the next several years.
It's great to see good buildings go up that block out the CPR tracks from that side.
1875
Senior Member
feel so happy this got built in my lifetime, now do the 9th ave side!