FCC1982
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Damn shame this wasn’t built.View attachment 539882
Even if One Properties isn't going with the Pontarini design, they might still keep the height
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AtlanticAvenue
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From reddit: u/theavrocanadian & u/mibeatr
The original plane for Shaganappi over the river...
I think we dodged a bullet here, I'd take Edworthy over this any day.
The original plane for Shaganappi over the river...
I think we dodged a bullet here, I'd take Edworthy over this any day.
badc0ffee
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I remember having a class debate about this in... jr high? High school? And not being really aware of where Edworthy was.
I agree that a park is better than a highway, but our focus on parks-not-bridges is kind of biting us in the ass for certain transit trips. I think it makes using a car more attractive, ironically.
I agree that a park is better than a highway, but our focus on parks-not-bridges is kind of biting us in the ass for certain transit trips. I think it makes using a car more attractive, ironically.
CalgaryTiger
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What transit trip do you see from Market Mall to Bow Trail, 17th Ave SW, West Hills?
darwink
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the big trip generators are the university, and the childrens and foothills hospitals.
thats 65,000 staff and students on an average weekday.
DiscoStu
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I'm glad they left it as-is but that bridge would've saved me a ton of time over the years....
I'd be curious to know how steep that road would need to have been to make it up the hill. The Sarcee route is already pretty steep, and it has considerably more distance to do it.
I'd be curious to know how steep that road would need to have been to make it up the hill. The Sarcee route is already pretty steep, and it has considerably more distance to do it.
Urban Outdoorsman
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I believe they had similar plans for linking up Sarcee N & S but those never materialized. It seems odd to me that it basically took 50 or 60 years to get another direct route from the NW to the SW. I guess at the end of the day I'd rather have Crowchild and Stoney as the only two proper arteries as opposed to 4 that have been proposed.
Mountain Man
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Damn, I live in Point McKay so I'm especially glad this didn't happen!