Any idea on what a good new location would be that would maybe face only minimal pushback from area residents? Outside of the industrial area I don't think there is a spot in the city where residents won't put up a a huge fight. I'm happy to see this relocated I myself am not sure where a good spot is though? Maybe on the excess land at West 5th? May make sense have resources of West 5th facility right there?
 
Stec said:
Any idea on what a good new location would be that would maybe face only minimal pushback from area residents? Outside of the industrial area I don't think there is a spot in the city where residents won't put up a a huge fight. I'm happy to see this relocated I myself am not sure where a good spot is though? Maybe on the excess land at West 5th? May make sense have resources of West 5th facility right there?
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Anywhere along Barton from Victoria to Gage would be fine. Depends alot on what connected services are required .
 
Stec said:
Any idea on what a good new location would be that would maybe face only minimal pushback from area residents? Outside of the industrial area I don't think there is a spot in the city where residents won't put up a a huge fight. I'm happy to see this relocated I myself am not sure where a good spot is though? Maybe on the excess land at West 5th? May make sense have resources of West 5th facility right there?
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A different city all together would work.
 
Its important to note that there really isnt a perfect option. But there are a couple of locations where think a new Salvation Army could be suitable.

1. North west corner of King St E and Victoria, near similar social services, central police station, religious institutions and still relatively central;
2. South east corner of Emerald St and King St E, near outreach services, religious institutions, and relatively central;
3. A portion of the Barton Tiffany lands, south of Stuart, between Hess and Caroline. They would have plenty of property to create a more inviting space for people in need.

Thoughts?
 
Opening a facility like this anywhere along King St E from the core to Wellington would be a death kneel to most of the retail and restaurants in this stretch. West 5th browlands is far to far from complimentary social and government services. Most citizens would revolt if you told them that this would come to their neighbourhood. The only place where it might work is Barton east of the General.
 
KingJames said:
Anywhere along Barton from Victoria to Gage would be fine. Depends alot on what connected services are required .
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Absolutely not. Barton is already in a bad way and relocation of the homeless shelter would be devastating. It should be relocated outside of the lower city. There's a dearth of emergency housing options throughout the rest of the city and it's long past time to redress this.
 
LocalCPT said:
Its important to note that there really isnt a perfect option. But there are a couple of locations where think a new Salvation Army could be suitable.

1. North west corner of King St E and Victoria, near similar social services, central police station, religious institutions and still relatively central;
2. South east corner of Emerald St and King St E, near outreach services, religious institutions, and relatively central;
3. A portion of the Barton Tiffany lands, south of Stuart, between Hess and Caroline. They would have plenty of property to create a more inviting space for people in need.

Thoughts?
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1 and 2 are non-starters. I beg people to inform themselves about the Downtown East Side in Vancouver, where tight clustering of homeless shelters, very low income housing for high need residents, social services, and drug treatment facilities has fomented a relentless downward spiral. It becomes self-perpetuating, too. New outreach services are located near the high concentration of high-need residents. New supportive housing and emergency shelters are located near the high concentration of services. New harm reduction facilities and methadone-dispensing pharmacies are located alongside outreach services and high-needs housing. This has continued for decades and it has led to the absolutely devastation of the neighbourhood, for everyone.

For those with doubts, take a look around: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jph5iH2t3wMYjmsdA
 
They should really get a proper font for the signage instead of the default Arial. This might be a situation where a supergraphic signage covering the entire upper band would work.
 
I would not put it past TD to insist that the box glows green at night. Many of their high profile branches have that treatment included in renos.
 
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Great shot! The TD announcement explains why they painted part of the exterior black but left the orange underside untouched for now.

The Spec article had a few photos from inside. Could that be a covered LED ribbon board on the top level? It also mentioned that "a significant artist that will reopen the building in early December will be announced in a month or so."

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