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Land Use Redesignation application for 48-70 Mission Rd SW. 7-8 storeys and 197 units. It's interesting how much new development has been happening in that stretch of Mission Rd near MacLeod. Not my top pick for places to live.
City sold the land on the corner just west of there too. I lived in the area a few years ago it is in a good spot in the sense your money goes a bit further than in Mission but you can still walk to Mission AND the Breweries across Macleod. Whether the city wants it to or not this section of Macleod will turn into a curb cut nightmare of a main street.
 
DP has just been submitted for Phase 1 of Anthem's lands over in Erlton. A simple but handsome design (IMO), and the shadow study suggests future phases will be another 6 storey building followed by a highrise:
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Assuming (hoping) that facade is brick, consider me a fan.

Having said that, this is the type of building and location that would be perfect if each building had a cornershop integrated. Don't need to line it with CRU's...just one per corner for something like a bodega/coffeeshop/pub.
 
Assuming (hoping) that facade is brick, consider me a fan.

Having said that, this is the type of building and location that would be perfect if each building had a cornershop integrated. Don't need to line it with CRU's...just one per corner for something like a bodega/coffeeshop/pub.
It is indeed brick! Agree re: CRUs - I wonder if the two later buildings might incorporate some retail? They might be waiting until they have more doors in the overall development to allow the retail a better chance at success.
 
The city did a study for that intersection years ago, did it just die in purgatory like so many other studies they do an we pay for?


Project update​

The final short- and long-term recommendations were presented to Council for approval on May 28, 2018. Council approved the implementation of the short-term recommendations as funding comes available. They directed Administration to re-evaluate the Transit Oriented Development potential for all the long-term concepts once:
  • Flood mitigation measures are in place and a new floodway zone has been identified; and/or
  • New land use and development information is available for the Erlton Station area.
A final long-term design will be selected once we have the additional information referenced above.

Short-term improvements​

The final plan is a long-term plan that is not anticipated to be implemented for more than 20 years. Due to the long-term nature of the final plan, short-term solutions to some of the identified issues were explored. In the short-term we could make the following improvements:

  • Install traffic signals with newer technology at Macleod Trail and 25 Avenue S.
  • Construct a pathway along the east side of Macleod Trail to improve connectivity between the Elbow River Pathway and Reader Rock Garden.
  • Re-grade the pathway between Macleod Trail and the LRT tracks to improve floodwater conveyance in the area.
  • Improve eastbound traffic flow on 25 Avenue S. by re-assigning one traffic lane from a shared through/right to a dedicated right-turn lane (eastbound to southbound).
  • Reduce the speed limit on Macleod Trail to 50 km/hr in the study area, to improve the pedestrian environment.
 

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