[CalgaryTiger]

Along with drainage would it also not allow for expansion and contraction?

 

[Mountain Man]

They wouldn't leave gravel strips in the sidewalk, heavy rain, snow blowers and people walking would scour the gravel out and leave an uneven sidewalk.

 

[potatopizzafan]

They wouldn't leave gravel strips in the sidewalk, heavy rain, snow blowers and people walking would scour the gravel out and leave an uneven sidewalk.

You're right, looks like they've been filled in with the tactile strips now

 

[BrandedBlue]

Power poles are coming down on 34 Avenue today!

 

[adamyyc]

Power poles are coming down on 34 Avenue today! View attachment 614282

This is such an improvement! Reduced street clutter, paving the way for wider sidewalks with fewer obstacles.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I'm the self proclaimed king of the power pole haters, so this is like an early Christmas present for me.

 

[Mountain Man]

No Festivus pole? lol

 

[lemongrab]

No curb ramp at the little known corner of 7th Ave and 1st St SW. And a train had to wait for at least 30 seconds at these lights for no apparent reason at 11am on a Saturday. I'm a little surprised, but not shocked that these lowest of hanging fruit have not been fixed yet.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

I saw this image and thought we would be talking about the Hudson Bay not that they're floating bankruptcy again.

On this, it is wild the city fixes suburban intersections before an intersection like this...

 

[ctraindude]

Not sure it really has any impact on the curb cut, but it’s interesting to note that the basement levels of the Bay actually extend out beyond the building and under the sidewalk. That makes things a little bit more complex to do works here.

 

[CBBarnett]

Not sure it really has any impact on the curb cut, but it’s interesting to note that the basement levels of the Bay actually extend out beyond the building and under the sidewalk. That makes things a little bit more complex to do works here.

That random sloppy asphalt curb patch job has been a street feature since at least 2009 according to Streetview.

 

[Surrealplaces]

So with the Bay in its current situation, I wonder if we'd ever see the Bay building turned into residential? IIRC Neo Financial was leasing some floors.

It's one of those things where I'd like to see it happen, but then the rendering comes out and the building is covered in Hardie board

 

[UrbanWarrior]

Haha I would love to see that too. The Bay building would make a fantastic place for real lofts. Keep the main floor and possibly 2nd floor as retail spaces, and floors 3 through 6 as residential, with an amazing resident amenity space on the 7th floor and rooftop.