kcantor
Senior Member
I’m pretty sure non-accessory parking isn't a listed use on the BMO site either…
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Greenspace
Senior Member
^There isn't non-accessory parking use any longer. But I get what you're saying. Similar to the BMO site, they could leave some retail or build a park and ask to have some parking accessory to that use.
David A
Senior Member
In the current economic environment it could be years before a large development is viable here. So it would probably be best that whoever buys this has some aptitude or desire to fill and use the existing commercial space, not someone who goes to the city, whines, tries to tear it down and use it for something very sub optimal for the location like parking.
kcantor
Senior Member
Apologies for forgetting the dropping of accessory as a separate class of parking.
To follow your train of thought however, why couldn’t someone demolish everything except the Paramount marquee sign (it’s the only historically designated piece and it’s provincially designated, not municipal) and the wall it hangs on and then say to the city “on review our costs are even higher than Westrich’s on their two sites and it’s the same terrible market so…”.
johnnyboy
Active Member
While Paramount Parking has a bit of a ring to it, this idea gives me the willies.
kcantor
Senior Member
??? But, but, but there isn’t a single retailer on either side of Jasper for that entire block. Surely a parking lot with some brightly painted planters and a sea can’s worth of retail would be better even if it’s only a few decades of temporary?While Paramount Parking has a bit of a ring to it, this idea gives me the willies.
Greenspace
Senior Member
If just the facades of the buildings were kept on the north and west property lines it could be argued to be a parkade, per Westrich 104 st/103 ave.Apologies for forgetting the dropping of accessory as a separate class of parking.
To follow your train of thought however, why couldn’t someone demolish everything except the Paramount marquee sign (it’s the only historically designated piece and it’s provincially designated, not municipal) and the wall it hangs on and then say to the city “on review our costs are even higher than Westrich’s on their two sites and it’s the same terrible market so…”.
ADob
Active Member
Since we clearly lack for parking in our fair downtown, I propose that we raze any and all buildings that are a. empty, b. old and decrepit, c. historically significant (cause we don't do that here), d. questionable for whatever other random reason, and/or e. in a location that would be conducive to more parking (i.e., EVERYWHERE). We can turn the entire downtown into a Potemkin village of parking lots!!!
Gronk!
Senior Member
From last night - a closer look at the sign at the now-shuttered Remedy Cafe
ADob
Active Member
Stop it. It's hurting my brain!!!!
kcantor
Senior Member
^. ^^
I think this is likely a great example of “on screen” work output where all of the editing and approvals as well as the actual setup and printing were done virtually. While it can be efficient - which is why it’s done - the danger is that we don’t read/register things the same way when they’re on a screen as we do when they’re in print. We’re much more predisposed to see what should be there rather than what is actually there. Interestingly enough, I don’t believe the size of the screen has much impact…
I think this is likely a great example of “on screen” work output where all of the editing and approvals as well as the actual setup and printing were done virtually. While it can be efficient - which is why it’s done - the danger is that we don’t read/register things the same way when they’re on a screen as we do when they’re in print. We’re much more predisposed to see what should be there rather than what is actually there. Interestingly enough, I don’t believe the size of the screen has much impact…
thommyjo
Senior Member
How all print materials aren’t being ran through chat or other ai tools for review first is wild. Pretty standard nowadays to run files or designs through a tool to review for errors.
supaflyryguy
Active Member
AI tools are being trained on comments from social media. What you are seeing is AI doing the review, instead of professionals.
constance_chlore
Active Member
There are a lot of things I don't like about how LLMs write, but they almost never produce typos. This is human idiocy, not AI idiocy.
ADob
Active Member
When I was in grad school, saving a graphic file as a PDF almost always showed up errors that were somehow otherwise invisible. So you'd go back to Illustrator, fix them, re-PDF, and find new ones. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's shocking how much it changes perception.
And I'm with @constance_chlore - this is human error. For a long time, in the pre-AI era, there was a gas station and store on 99 St with a giant printed banner "CONVINENCE STORE". Any printer who'd let a product go with that obvious a type needs to be fired pronto.
And I'm with @constance_chlore - this is human error. For a long time, in the pre-AI era, there was a gas station and store on 99 St with a giant printed banner "CONVINENCE STORE". Any printer who'd let a product go with that obvious a type needs to be fired pronto.