O-tac
Senior Member
I feel the exact same way. The Cornerstone is an abomination. Petro Fina is alright and I appreciate them retaining the original facade. The rest are just meh.
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I feel the exact same way. The Cornerstone is an abomination. Petro Fina is alright and I appreciate them retaining the original facade. The rest are just meh.
O-tac
Senior Member
Unless Imperial plans to completely remediate that land I am flabbergasted that anyone would even consider developing it or moving there. Is memory so short that people forget the city had to bulldoze and buyout an entire neigbourhood due to cancer causing contaminants in the soil.
O-tac
Senior Member
I don't think any remediation has been done. They flattened all the houses and just left it as fallow brownfield 'park space'. I sure as hell wouldn't trust living on it after all the residents with cancer cases that came out of there. Drove through it when it was abandoned before demolitions took place and it was like walking through Silent Hill.
DougB
Senior Member
No cancer cases or any adverse health impacts happened in Lynnwood. The concern was Pb, which is a neurotoxin.
O-tac
Senior Member
There were other contaminants like Bromine iirc. This article from 2009 states that it was remediated by Imperial back then.
I still wouldn't feel comfortable living there myself. I also wouldn't want to live beside a gas station.
I still wouldn't feel comfortable living there myself. I also wouldn't want to live beside a gas station.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Plus 15 Implementation Study
The City of Calgary is conducting a study to help guide future development of the Plus 15 pedestrian network.
engage.calgary.ca
Curious what comes out of this?
I don't use it enough to know about any missing links, but I do think there are more places it could tie into the streetscape to leverage the plus15 to bring some vibrancy to the sidewalks. There's also the fact that there could be an elevated train line down 2nd street that could leverage the plus15 network pretty well. Yet, we don't really know much about that portion of the line at all...
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darwink
Senior Member
Unless there is a verified cancer cluster, I am reminded by a colleague who was a cancer researcher: if you search for a cancer cluster you will find one, if you don't compare it to a baseline. Humans get a lot of cancer and we don't usually aggregate cases on a community basis so aren't used to the high prevalence even if it is normal.
Albertasaurus
Senior Member
There are actually quite a few missing links or portions that have closed due to demolition or falling into disrepair. Andrew Davison Building to The Bow comes to mind as a logical connection to allow travel from City Hall to The Core, etc. Connecting the Hyatt across 7th Ave to Telus Sky etc would be another, although that would be difficult to achieve unless and until the block Stephen Avenue Quarter gets redeveloped. And something happening on that block could also facilitate a connection between a (hopefully restored and revitalized) Bay building to points east. There's also a few chunks on the west side of downtown that don't connect to the broader network.Plus 15 Implementation Study
The City of Calgary is conducting a study to help guide future development of the Plus 15 pedestrian network.
Curious what comes out of this?
I don't use it enough to know about any missing links, but I do think there are more places it could tie into the streetscape to leverage the plus15 to bring some vibrancy to the sidewalks. There's also the fact that there could be an elevated train line down 2nd street that could leverage the plus15 network pretty well. Yet, we don't really know much about that portion of the line at all...
Calgcouver
Senior Member
No money should go into the plus 15 system - it should go towards dramatically improving the at-grade experience and public realm downtown. We have more residential coming downtown and people need businesses that are at-grade and open in the night and a public realm that is far more hospitable to pedestrians and should feel like streets businesses would actually want a patio facing onto.
Agreed. The city has built up a substantial +15, time to work on the outside streetscapes, public realm, outside accessible retail etc..
The ChosenOne
New Member
South central city led project updates:
Kingsland Park Master Plan Phase two
Kingsland Park Master Plan Phase two
90 Ave & Acadia Drive S.E. Mobility Improvements Phase 3: Preliminary Design Reveal
FCC1982
Senior Member
I really hope this turns out to be a positive outcome for the Bay building: 
calgaryherald.com
Historic Hudson's Bay building in downtown Calgary to be acquired by redeveloper
Calgary's iconic downtown Hudson's Bay building is set to be purchased by the Astra Group, a well-known re-developer.
calgaryherald.com
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BrandedBlue
New Member
A neat view of some park/greenspace-facing rowhouses in East Hills Crossing (east of Stoney, south of 17 Ave SE I believe). I think this could turn out to be a decent area especially after the Max Purple gets extended to 84 Street.
YYCguy
Active Member
Are there any hills in or near this community?
O-tac
Senior Member
Are there any hills in or near this community?
Hills of cow patties.