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- Thread starter hoggytime
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Just about finished!! I wonder what could be done with that new traffic island in front of the library. It would be a good spot for a monument of some kind.
pgagnon
Active Member
Nice! Not sure if I'm in the minority but I'd almost rather the city sell the triangular plot of land at that redesigned intersection for Residential with retail at street level. I think that would make that block more useful and help connect the library & flats to the west side of downtown. Otherwise, we know it will become a "park", aka just green patch of grass - and with it being in the middle of a busy intersection of roads, who will want to cross all these busy streets to hangout on this grass patch?
Pwat_
New Member
While outside of Lebretons scope, it does appear on their concept plan as a building parcel, and old design documents for this project do show it as a future parcel for devolopment. I think it will eventually become something but no plans at the moment.
It's definitely large enough for a solid sized tower, but I think we'd be missing out on the opportunity for a 'Monument to the Monumental Failure of the Monument 'Memorial to the Victims of Communism' around the corner.
This is some top notch streetscaping. It really is too small for a development. I would love to see a world class art piece there...imagine something like Cloud Gate in Chicago...
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
The triangle is actually similar in size and shape to the lot the Juliana Apartments sits on. Something can be built there but given the location and the road network, vehicle access is a bit awkward. A residential project seems a poor fit. More likely is some sort of smaller trophy building like the library, adding to the zone of visual appeal developing here. I sort of imagine an eventual expansion of the library, or some other public facility, connected with stunning aerial link.
A similar problem occurs with the long, irregular plot of land on the slope down from where Slater used to run. It's roughly three times as large and is really nicely situated for an attractive development. But it looks as though they've made no plan for how to use it or drive a vehicle onto it. So, just a park?
A similar problem occurs with the long, irregular plot of land on the slope down from where Slater used to run. It's roughly three times as large and is really nicely situated for an attractive development. But it looks as though they've made no plan for how to use it or drive a vehicle onto it. So, just a park?
Pwat_
New Member
The old Slater land is a part of the LeBreton Flats Masterplan so it will definitely get a mixed use / residential project
pgagnon
Active Member
I would also suggest something like Love Park or Dog Fountain in Toronto
Great ideas. They could do some traffic calming measures on Albert between the library and whatever they build here, maybe a front-of-Walmart style crosswalk.
Agreed. I'd prefer some large art piece, fountain/park on that triangle over a building. Keep the views west to the library and east up the Escarpment open.