Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[lemongrab]

I agree, I don't find the renderings of what they're proposing to be all that groundbreaking tbh but it's an improvement from what exists there today. I hope that they don't cave and allow for the car access as I think this should be one of the few pedestrian-only streets in the city. I also agree that these improvements shouldn't take 15 months and that the 3-month approach would be ideal. My only comment to that is they don't want 24/7construction but yet want the project expedited as fast a possible. Those two ideas are a bit conflicting.

They do want 24/7:

He said they hope to get across to the City that 15 months spent on one block isn’t reasonable. They want that cut down to three months per block. They would also like to see a flex street instead of the proposed high street. They’d also like to see 24/7 construction to limit the length of time it will impact local businesses.

 

[YYCALGARY]

Oh great. Grey brick and modern style lampposts. The thing that makes Stephan Ave so identifiable is the sandstone, warm paving stones and historical (looking) furniture. We really should not be cleansing this space by making it look like any corporate or private mall plaza. Gives outlet vibes. No bueno. Was consultation just not done at all? Why would they take all the texture and grandiose out of the street?

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[The Familia]

This should 100% be modelled off a European street and look more historical to match the surrounding buildings.

 

[FCC1982]

Oh great. Grey brick and modern style lampposts. The thing that makes Stephan Ave so identifiable is the sandstone, warm paving stones and historical (looking) furniture. We really should not be cleansing this space by making it look like any corporate or private mall plaza. Gives outlet vibes. No bueno. Was consultation just not done at all? Why would they take all the texture and grandiose out of the street?

Exactly - seems like a no-brainer but I guess not.

 

[darwink]

Was consultation just not done at all?

Years of it by my memory.

 

[lemongrab]

Years of it by my memory.

Looks like it dates back all the way to 2019 https://engage.calgary.ca/stephenavenue

But it seems like maybe Phase 3 may not have really happened as usual? I feel like we would have discussed it a lot more on here if it was

 

[potatopizzafan]

Dumpy apartments next to the ship

 

[whatchyyc]

Looks like it dates back all the way to 2019 https://engage.calgary.ca/stephenavenue

But it seems like maybe Phase 3 may not have really happened as usual? I feel like we would have discussed it a lot more on here if it was

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I find with city streetscape projects that usually after the concept design has been finalized with engagement, the detailed construction design is created internally then built without being shared