constance_chlore
Active Member
Edmonton can have one (1) new neighborhood that's not designed for the terminally car-brained, as a treat.
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CplKlinger
Senior Member
No kidding. This isn't something sort of renewal work, this is a brand new neighbourhood; people who live there *want* it this way. And judging by how quickly most townhomes are selling, even before they're framed, I'd say it was a good decision.
itom987
Active Member
You want gold covered sidewalks, I want gold covered buildings.
constance_chlore
Active Member
That's not an actual trade-off that we've ever faced, or are ever likely to face.
TAS
Senior Member
In watching election forums so far, I've noticed Cartmell's party candidates have been talking this down as a major failure so far. I know Cartmell wanted to see this go faster, and has questioned city's role in this as have others, but they are talking like no one is living there yet.
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
That’s not a typical Blatchford sidewalk. That’s one of the main streets through the neighbourhood that will be lined with mixed-use apartment buildings. The size of the sidewalk makes sense. Most of the side streets have normal sidewalks of a standard width.
thommyjo
Senior Member
That sidewalk will be fronted by multiple 6 story buildings with commercial at the bottom. This is the main corridor through blatchford, and once the SE and NW areas are built out, it will be quite busy for traffic and pedestrians. I believe a bus route will go down it eventually?
itom987
Active Member
By the time Blatchford is built out the sidewalk will have to be renewed. They should have built it to standard specifications first, then widen it when the area is finally built up.
itom987
Active Member
I checked out the area around Lewis Estates rec centre and was shocked at how built up it has become. The rec centre is massive as well.
They use standard sidewalks throughout and no one is complaining. Check out the traffic circle compared to Blatchford. That costs a fraction of what they spent at Blatchford.
They use standard sidewalks throughout and no one is complaining. Check out the traffic circle compared to Blatchford. That costs a fraction of what they spent at Blatchford.
an_edmontonian
New Member
I believe you found the widest SW in all of Blatchford developed so far located at the intersection of two collector roads. This street view shows what I think is the actual typical SW in the neighbourhood.
BrettB
Active Member
On a side note, I LOVE this protected intersection for cyclists.
Though to Itom's point, the pavement on the street view already needs maintenance with cracks showing.
Though to Itom's point, the pavement on the street view already needs maintenance with cracks showing.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Do you have a source for this? I don't see how it'd cost more to use less asphalt and concrete.
Yeah, this is one of the first roads that got paved in Blatchford, and has seen a lot of heavy equipment and trucks because of all the construction nearby. Hopefully it gets used less for those purposes as Blatchford expands. Though I will note that the sidewalks and multi-use paths are in great shape and won't need to be touched for a while yet, so even when the city eventually grinds and re-paves the road itself, the sidewalks will most likely be left alone.
MattPT
Active Member
Thank you for bringing sanity back to the coversation. I was literally jaw dropped saying to myself what the fuck OUT LOUD as I read the previous posts.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
It has been determined that a "faithful reconstruction" of Hanger 11 is not feasible, and the city is in the process of buying back the property so that it can be re-listed at market value.
fjordgard
Active Member
That's an interesting piece of land... The City will save the $5 million that was committed to support the hangar redevelopment and will hopefully get a chunk of change selling the property. Unfortunate circumstances but as a taxpayer, I don't hate it.