IanO
Superstar
You bet, but it's more about the scale, urban design and priority to make it walkable and less 1960s in design for the retail plan.
But yes, let's give it some time to mature.
But yes, let's give it some time to mature.
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MacLac
Senior Member
Oh I see now……the biggest beef on here is the “walkability” perceived issues with the development, not the project itself…..
IanO
Superstar
The overall urban design.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Right, that’s why walkable areas have higher price points for housing? None of the research agrees with the point you think you’re making man.
Of course many people don’t care. But the majority, if the tradeoffs aren’t too significant, want walkability. If it’s 2000sqft home vs 500sqft apartment, people are more open to bad walkability for the bigger home. But since this development is all apartments and condos, it only makes sense to ensure it’s a great urban realm.
I district in Calgary in selling at insane rates and price points for that very reason…
Realtors: Buyers Will Pay Extra for Walkable Neighborhoods
A new survey asks: “If you were moving to a new home, would you be willing to spend more to live in a community where you could easily walk to parks, shops, and restaurants?” Here’s how people responded.
www.strongtowns.org
thommyjo
Senior Member
ADob
Active Member
That whole area is also way harder to navigate than South Edmonton Common and I never thought I'd see a more poorly designed shopping centre than South Common.
Oilguy
Active Member
^^i know you are disappointed in the development but those pictures are just a long way off from what will occur here, there’s no 4 and 6 lane roads separating the services and the residential and you know it. Would be nice to get some multi use but I still think this is gonna turn out good,
thommyjo
Senior Member
Oilguy
Active Member
Yes but that was existing infrastructure that the U of a could do nothing about. All you can judge them by is what they do within the confines of their property.
David A
Senior Member
Maybe we have higher expectations because this is the U of A, but really outside of their main campus they haven't been that great with real estate development and even there have been some issues (tearing down historic buildings).
I don't feel their core competence is dealing with real estate or sensitivity the surrounding community and it shows.
I don't feel their core competence is dealing with real estate or sensitivity the surrounding community and it shows.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Totally. So instead of an arterial facing strip mall with a massive surface parking lot, I was hopefully for a more urban form. Grocery in podiums, not as a big box strip mall. A walkable main street, not a suburban shopping centre. Condos/Apartments with a more interesting street interaction than what looks to be a carbon copy of our cheap suburban wood frame builds. We'll wait and see what comes, there's still some hope, but I was more hopeful when this was first announced.
an_edmontonian
New Member
I live very close to this development. Its a commercial desert currently so it will be good to have some viable options within walking distance. I do wish the commercial portion of this development was not so car-centric. Parking lot seems overly large for the amount of CRU space.
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constance_chlore
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IanO
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YEG imagineer
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Hmph, a transit hub while Landsdowne and Grandview are not connected enough to 240 to allow transit buses to seamlessly go through all 3 neighborhoods. Lack of future thinking with this neighborhood