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itom987
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The second last photo posted is one of the best skyline shots I have ever seen. A proper panorama from that vantage point just a little lower to hide the parking lot but includes all of the U of A and a little further east of the existing photo would be wonderful.
Munanyo
Active Member
Yeah that second last photo is amazing and one of the best overall pics I've seen of Edmonton.
Also really shows how many vacant lots there still are in Old Strathcona. The Cidex project will seriously be a game changer for the area in not only getting rid of a giant swath of lots, but also bringing a ton of new residents and inject some life on non Friday and Saturday nights. Also is great that the project overall seems like it will be quality and aesthetically pleasing.
I've always wondered about those lots across from Scona garage. Anyone know who owns them and if there's ever been any proposals there? Seems like given the proximity to Whyte, the future Cidex development and being near the U of A this could be a project that would give developers something to think about.
Also really shows how many vacant lots there still are in Old Strathcona. The Cidex project will seriously be a game changer for the area in not only getting rid of a giant swath of lots, but also bringing a ton of new residents and inject some life on non Friday and Saturday nights. Also is great that the project overall seems like it will be quality and aesthetically pleasing.
I've always wondered about those lots across from Scona garage. Anyone know who owns them and if there's ever been any proposals there? Seems like given the proximity to Whyte, the future Cidex development and being near the U of A this could be a project that would give developers something to think about.
IanO
Superstar
It also highlights the lack of true density versus cities like MTL, Philly or even Denver.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
We're comparing apples to oranges here.
Philly is playing on Toronto's league, not even MTL (6M people metro, part of the NE megalopolis)
Denver and MTL metros are both 2 to 3x larger than Edmonton, with Denver's closest other real big cities being Vegas, Phoenix and Kansas City (MO).
IanO
Superstar
Ok, Halifax, QC, Ottawa
archited
Senior Member
Still Apples vs Oranges. All three of those cities are much older than Edmonton and have historic cores that haven't budged much in terms of locale over the last century.
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IanO
Superstar
Tough crowd.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
And I'd still wages that Edmonton is denser than all three of them.
Edmonton proper has almost 3x Ottawa proper's population density (and the Metro regions are very close in density), while both downtowns are both at around the same density of just over 6000/km2 (with Edmonton sporting a significantly higher number of office towers, for that matter). Garneau and Oliver both cook at around 12000/km2, while Ottawa only has one neighbourhood with similar numbers (and about the same population of Oliver/Grandin) in Centretown.
archited
Senior Member
I haven't been back to Ottawa since I lived there many moons ago. One of the elements impeding core density there was the fact that no tower could eclipse the Parliament Buildings in Height -- I don't know if that is still the case now that Gatineau is beginning to sprout towers of substantial height directly across the Ottawa River.
TAS
Senior Member
Definitely takes one to know one.
Gronk!
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NateTheUrbanist
Active Member
I asked AI to draw Edmonton’s Skyline at night (I prefer the look of the skyline at night) this is what it drew.
IanO
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itom987
Active Member
This is probably the result of old skyline images outnumbering new skyline images that have Stantec Tower. I believe this is also the result of AI mixing up Edmonton and Calgary skylines for some reason.