UrbanWarrior
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Underpass demolition and reconstruction is definitely underway.
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Bowness
I liked this one better when it was a steel frame.
The Familia
Active Member
Is there a design for the underpass reconstruction posted above? How many train underpasses are left now that need a renovation?
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Is that first one Bowness Park? there are a bunch of hiking trails around where the Stony bridge meets the slope, but now that they are twinning Stony there, I think a lot of the really nice trails are gone.
Yeah I just from the west and of Bowness Park. There used to be a trail that continued west under the stony trail bridge along the Bow River but it’s closed now, the sign says temporary closure so I’m assuming it open again. I hope so.
outoftheice
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All the tarps and scaffolding have been removed from old city hall. Didn't get a chance to snap a picture but it's looking good.
Trice
New Member
I did the same thing! Did look really fresh,
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October
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alpine-park-breaks-ground-1.5669302
Looks like a new community broke ground in the SW, and judging from the renders it looks like it may turn out pretty nice. I do find it ridiculous that that are comparing a suburb in the deep southwest to the distillery district in TO though. Hopefully things can turn out just like planned and i'm optimistic they will.
The community will provide
- 20 000 jobs over the next 15 years
-1750 new jobs per year
- residences for ~15 000 people
Looks like at first it will be just home being built then as density and population increase it will move to more commercial/ Mixed use developments throughout the planned 15 years. Its nice to see developers planning communities in Calgary that are more than just suburban sprawl. Once complete I'm hoping this will have a lot of character to it.
Looks like a new community broke ground in the SW, and judging from the renders it looks like it may turn out pretty nice. I do find it ridiculous that that are comparing a suburb in the deep southwest to the distillery district in TO though. Hopefully things can turn out just like planned and i'm optimistic they will.
The community will provide
- 20 000 jobs over the next 15 years
-1750 new jobs per year
- residences for ~15 000 people
Looks like at first it will be just home being built then as density and population increase it will move to more commercial/ Mixed use developments throughout the planned 15 years. Its nice to see developers planning communities in Calgary that are more than just suburban sprawl. Once complete I'm hoping this will have a lot of character to it.
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outoftheice
Active Member
Was back past City Hall again today and was able to snap a photo this time.
1875
Senior Member
forgot what it looked like, was that 3+yrs?
GoVertical
Senior Member
Looks fabulous. Like that they added the pole to the top like it was originally
Calgcouver
Active Member
I want to believe this will turn out well, but it often is very status quo.
What I feel confident is that in the ASP there is a lot on land use planning language with “buildings SHOULD be street oriented”, and not “SHALL be street oriented”, and will produce what we have along the Green Line, with buildings facing away from 52St, in mahogany and auburn bay, again. Read: commercial frontages that orient away from a Main Street. I presume this will turn out looking like every “master planned” community built in new Calgary suburbs that has huge vehicle oriented ROWs and doesn’t orient buildings towards them. I hope to see something different though.
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jdixon
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Looks to be beside Evergreen, with Stoney in between. I can't imagine how an urban/mixed-use development there would thrive unless it's car-oriented unfortunately. No mass transit planned to that area for sure.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
With Stony going in down there finally, I expect the deep SW to start expanding west quickly.
DiscoStu
Active Member
My design studio worked with DREAM on part of the approval process a few years ago. While obviously still in a suburban location, the master planning that I saw definitely looked to be a big upgrade the typical Calgary suburb, with interesting housing choices and a concerted effort to build a mix-use neighborhood with character. I can't speak to how things will turn out in reality, but at the time I got the vibe that it was for people who loved the energy and mix of the urban experience, but were now in that phase of life where they needed more space for kids etc. Not everyone can afford to be a latte-sipper in Hillhurst or Mission after all. Hopefully reality matches, or at least comes close to, the vision. Good design in the suburbs is just as, if not more, important than in the inner city.