Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[CallmeCatbread]

I'm no fan of the feds but this is just false... there's federal funding all throughout the province.

New transit projects set for 50 Alberta communities, including Airdrie

The federal government announced that local infrastructure upgrades are coming to over 50 communities across Alberta, including Airdrie, through 48 active and rural public transportation projects after a combined investment of more than $60 million from the federal government and recipients...

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Canada and Calgary invest in greener future for public transit in the city - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, City of Calgary Mayor, Jyoti Gondek, and Jodie Parmar, Head of...

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I'm fully supportive of this all throughout the funding scheme. Same with the city council. Communities that are YIMBY should be given more funds for public infrastructure improvements. There's a system design required here but if residents can see tangible benefits from new housing, the NIMBY attitude would decrease dramatically.

That's really the core of our nimby problem I think. People think there are zero consequences to blocking development and they have everything to lose by letting it happen. There needs to be a more direct link (practically and psychologically) between development and service improvements.

 

[outoftheice]

Looks like there could be some more density coming to the Edmonton Trail couplette. Hopefully there are actual projects attached to this and it's not just an upzoning/land flip exercise.

Crescent Heights Land Use Redesignation Applications

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[trtcttc]

That's really the core of our nimby problem I think. People think there are zero consequences to blocking development and they have everything to lose by letting it happen. There needs to be a more direct link (practically and psychologically) between development and service improvements.

A basic start would be to use population estimates based on last census + approved developments. On the backgrounder to all the development proposals, they still reference each communities population by the 2021 census. I'm not sure if they use more updated figures internally, but when they compare and score projects, they should be taking into account all the approved developments.

 

[badc0ffee]

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.

 

[lemongrab]

A basic start would be to use population estimates based on last census + approved developments. On the backgrounder to all the development proposals, they still reference each communities population by the 2021 census. I'm not sure if they use more updated figures internally, but when they compare and score projects, they should be taking into account all the approved developments.

I don't think they have updated figures internally, because they killed the municipal census in 2020, so federal 2021 is the best they have.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

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.

 

[badc0ffee]

City sold the land on the corner just west of there too.

The brutalist Enmax thing?

 

[Albertasaurus]

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:

 

[Mountain Man]

Only been waiting for something to go there for 15 years... lol

 

[CT (Chinese_T)]

Judging from the shadows... Still some decent density coming

Edit, according to the shadow lengths, the highrise will be around 22 storeys.

 

[Surrealplaces]

The lowrise building looks solid, here's hoping the same for the highrise.

 

[1875]

happy if this land gets developed but they need to figure out a fix for that intersection

 

[DiscoStu]

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.

 

[DougB]

Only been waiting for something to go there for 15 years... lol

I remember high rise proposals for that site from the mid 90's

 

[Albertasaurus]

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.