You know, with this recent push of a few MacLeod Trail low/mid-rises, that section north of 58th Avenue to the cemetery hill could become something. A few other nearby or related activities that provide a bit of evidence that the area is shifting to ...something... rather than exclusively just one of the worst car sewers we have ever produced.
- Chinook pedestrian bridge and 61st Avenue improvements
- Manchester affordable housing developments (2005 - present, final tower going up now)
- Manchester brewery cluster continues to expand (6 - 10 breweries depending on where you draw the lines). Really demonstrates a changing culture in the area during summer weekends vibe from a run-down industrial zone to something more interesting, vibrant, and bicycle/pedestrian-focused
- $5.5M for a multi-use pathways connection from 17th Avenue across MacLeod Trail and into Highfield in the 2019-2022 budget
- Recently completed mid-sized office at 39th Avenue and MacLeod
I won't declare Macleod Trail saved until non-peak street parking returns for the first time in 40 years, but there are some green shoots out there. A few more decades and we might be on to something there.
