mcr
Active Member
Which is great, but the point remains that it's a good example of the typical Edmonton way of prioritizing parking and drivers over walkability and street interaction as a whole.
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David A
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Yes, it is not hard to find examples of this over the last few decades, even downtown. The Staples store on 101 St was also good example of that, but gone now and replaced by structures more pedestrian friendly.
Given the value of land, I suspect big parking lots in front are going to become less common particularly in more central areas.
MacLac
Senior Member
Nm found it! 10903 University Ave!
Gronk!
Senior Member
*** cough cough *** Manchester Square
David A
Senior Member
I would say Manchester Square was quite an improvement of the previous furniture outlet store there and certainly better than having to drive to a suburban place to shop, but yes the big parking lot in front is not great.
I suspect where it is located and the "quiet" neighbourhood nearby is just far enough from the downtown core that the land prices are not as high.
I suspect where it is located and the "quiet" neighbourhood nearby is just far enough from the downtown core that the land prices are not as high.
MattPT
Active Member
I hate street facing parking but I will always defend Manchester square. It reused an existing building (sustainability points), so it was limited how it could be redeveloped as they were working with the existing footprint. It has been very successful (or at least it was a year and a half ago when I was their last lol). I’m sure it wasn’t cheap to do that faux Dutch(?) facade, but at the same time, it wasn’t a massively involved undertaking that is going to limit this site from eventually being developed further in the future. It’s like a 4 out of ten in general, but a 9 out of ten given the circumstances and location and improvement on what was there. Nothing is permanent and it’s a hell of a place filler
David A
Senior Member
It also has a very nice selection of local and other businesses, not just a bunch of the same national franchises and chains as elsewhere.
Agard
Active Member
I think in the future some sort of mixed use structure could replace most of the existing parking at Manchester Square and create a nice mixed use walkable shopping center
MacLac
Senior Member
Not far from that Casia development
husky
Active Member
Rossdale Center rezoning apparently going to EDC in January according to a post on Reddit.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Would love to see this built.
David A
Senior Member
Very interesting, this would bring a lot more people to this area. So I do hope it helps to start revitalizing the area, but it is kind of set off on its own with the big open green space there.
But perhaps there can also be more development around here in the future.
But perhaps there can also be more development around here in the future.
Barnaby
Senior Member
This whole area needs to be serviced by BRT or something to connect it to downtown and Whyte.
One of the big reasons I was in favour of the gondola was to kickstart major development here, and near RE/MAX Field.
One of the big reasons I was in favour of the gondola was to kickstart major development here, and near RE/MAX Field.
Romanov
Active Member
At what point does the city sell the ball diamond land?