thommyjo
Senior Member
I think this area in rosenthal/secord might be surpassing century park…
Ugly as though.
Ugly as though.
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Agard
Active Member
I like the Edison apartments but I find West 92 to be a disaster
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
Good thing the Valley Line is being extended to this high density node and neighbouring rec centre….. oh wait…
itom987
Senior Member
Faster than Blatchford as well.
JNO1
Active Member
That is one of the things about our city and its politicians/policies that absolutely baffles me right now. We have hundreds (275 according to a spring 2023 CoE report) of vacant lots downtown, near downtown, Strathcona, existing LRT stops, future LRT/tram stops, Blatchford etc,. that are BEGGING for this type of development and yet we build these things in places like this on the other side of the AHD and and in already thriving and beautiful neighborhoods nowhere near an LRT stop. And then they wonder why we can't fill any of those ugly gravel parking lots, and why Blatchford is developing so slowly and why it is taking so long to establish TODs at LRT stops, etc, etc. It is mind boggling, at least to me.
Platinum107
Senior Member
Unironically one of the biggest oversights from the Valley Line project as a whole. extending VLW to the rec centre would've been a slam dunk for ridership right off the bat and captured many last-mile trips on the LRT (since, yknow, "neighbourhood connector"). Now it's going to be an expensive future project 15+ years down the road
thommyjo
Senior Member
But you can’t expect the city to know the plans of all the groups developing the LRT and rec centre and library and zoning for commercial and high density.
Oh wait. They do all of that and still can’t get it right.
thommyjo
Senior Member
I want to see WEM to uni to whyte to Bonnie doon. I wonder if you add in a Lewis rec centre extension at that time too?Unironically one of the biggest oversights from the Valley Line project as a whole. extending VLW to the rec centre would've been a slam dunk for ridership right off the bat and captured many last-mile trips on the LRT (since, yknow, "neighbourhood connector"). Now it's going to be an expensive future project 15+ years down the road
They’ll likely look to twin Weber greens drive at some point. Or are they already? Ensuring the LRT extension is part of that is likely important
IanO
Superstar
It honestly boggles the mind given that it is transit and city design 101.Unironically one of the biggest oversights from the Valley Line project as a whole. extending VLW to the rec centre would've been a slam dunk for ridership right off the bat and captured many last-mile trips on the LRT (since, yknow, "neighbourhood connector"). Now it's going to be an expensive future project 15+ years down the road
Barnaby
Senior Member
The chosen location of the new rec centre seems like a bigger issue than the LRT not extending to it. There is space right next to the OMF and stop.
Markyeg
Active Member
Unpopular opinion, but not everybody works or has a desire to live in the core. These building are perfect for somebody who wants to rent and works in Acheson or an industrial park on the West End. Though I agree with everyone else that West 92 is ugly AF.
thommyjo
Senior Member
I really don’t like comments like this. I’m sorry.
Sure, we have our core and highrises. But most of our vacant land isn’t for highrises or DT.
And the idea that people want to live in chapelle or secord for example. No they don’t. They only want to live there cause we literally built it. But if we have never built it, 95% of those people find homes elsewhere in the city and 5% end up in spruce/devon.
6 story apartments or larger should absolutely be near transit, ideally LRT. Century park, MWTC, Bonnie Doone, Glenora, Meadowlark, Elmwood, blatchford, exhibition lands… none of these are DT.
People want to live where we have built great neighborhoods. And somewhat proximate to jobs. But when we build rec centres and new parks and other homes their friends/family live in and schools and all these amenities in brand new places….of course people want to live there. Do more of that in non sprawl outside the henday though and people will still live there.
Barnaby
Senior Member
Real estate performance shows a strong preference for central areas which are not exactly downtown. These new areas are a great place to buy if you want to underperform the broader market, while having a lower quality of life (by most people's measures).
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
For a city that wishes to promote a 15 minute city really should be focusing on TOD's a whole lot more. Another potential great area if done right to increase density that will not only benefit the LRT but also the surrounding area is the proximity to the 124st station.
