xmyth_ said:
Ironically, this video just popped up for me.

Is there something to learn from another relatively isolated, former industrial space in Canada? Granville Island?

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Interesting video. I lived in Vancouver for 3½ years during grad school, and Granville Island is always a must visit location whenever we visit every year or two.

Interestingly, I've mostly visited by transit (including the excellent water taxis) and foot. Figuring out long term funding and vision of sites like this is critical. Look at the Distillery District in Toronto, where long term artist tenants were evicted (including my mother) for other tenants.
 
PL1 said:
Interesting video. I lived in Vancouver for 3½ years during grad school, and Granville Island is always a must visit location whenever we visit every year or two.

Interestingly, I've mostly visited by transit (including the excellent water taxis) and foot. Figuring out long term funding and vision of sites like this is critical. Look at the Distillery District in Toronto, where long term artist tenants were evicted (including my mother) for other tenants.
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I guess it's mostly a hypothetical (for now) but that is my biggest worry for this island. Will it just be all expensive homes, expensive businesses, and other than walking, biking, or hanging out in the park there, it would be cost prohibitive to do much else for many.

I walk through the Distillery less and less because it's just extremely touristy now (it always was but it feels way, WAY, more now). I miss walking into some of those small businesses and chatting about their arts and crafts. It was all very relaxed. Very casual.

On Ookwemin Minising, my friend loves eating at the Cherry Street Pub whenever we walk through there. The food is really good but it's quite expensive. If that is a foreshadow to what sort of businesses we should expect on the island, it's going to lead to quite a bit of exclusionary shopping for many.

But like I said, it's all hypothetical right now because we don't know what businesses are going to fill those spaces (yet). But if it's anything like the harbourfront with condo after condo lining the waterfront, well 😕

I'm going to do my best to stay optimistic.
 
PL1 said:
Interesting video. I lived in Vancouver for 3½ years during grad school, and Granville Island is always a must visit location whenever we visit every year or two.

Interestingly, I've mostly visited by transit (including the excellent water taxis) and foot. Figuring out long term funding and vision of sites like this is critical. Look at the Distillery District in Toronto, where long term artist tenants were evicted (including my mother) for other tenants.
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Yeah sorry to hear about your mom. I guess Artscape is/was the govt way of using artists to build a community - which happened naturally elsewhere.

Is there a decent analogue here with this project?

I was also doing a mini dive on Roosevelt island awhile ago. It has ONE bridge to it, but subway and gondola. And it’s a sizeable chunk of land. Tallest buildings are 26 storeys (new project going up to 30)
 
Cycling by and noticed there was an accessible little path to the east of the limoncello bridge, so I checked it out.
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So there’s steps down and it just kinda stops beside the bridge. But you do get a little closer on what’s going on over there.

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WT answered this question in its June Newsletter:

Question of the Month​



We respond to dozens of emails and phone calls every month and chat with members of the public. Here we share answers to commonly asked questions.

QUESTION: In Biidaasige Park, what are all the wooden poles for?

ANSWER: These are designed for lighting, each serving a specific purpose. Some provide ambient lighting while others illuminate spotlight. As the plantings and trees mature, these lighting features will continue to be integrated into the park creating a cohesive and immersive environment.
 
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