61st Ave Residential | 64m | 19s | Cadillac Fairview | Zeidler

[ByeByeBaby]

Based on network distance and Census blocks - 2016 pop is red dots and 2021 is blue dots, contours are 400m walking from Macleod/61st:

Basically no net population change; the one place I saw blue dots (at 50th/Macleod) is an artifact of changing census block definitions.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Based on network distance and Census blocks - 2016 pop is red dots and 2021 is blue dots, contours are 400m walking from Macleod/61st:
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Basically no net population change; the one place I saw blue dots (at 50th/Macleod) is an artifact of changing census block definitions.

Interesting. Which tool is used for getting those numbers?

 

[ByeByeBaby]

Interesting. Which tool is used for getting those numbers?

It's all my own work using QGIS. The population dots are randomly located within Census blocks, with parks and hydrology excluded. The walksheds are based on OpenStreetMap data, using the QNEAT3 plugin.

 

[Always_Biking]

Something that caught my attention was how busy it is at Chinook and the surrounding sidestreets. Especially 61st Ave. I hope we see more development along 61st.

The area’s busy, and once the area sees some development it’ll take off. It has future midtown written all over it.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

The area’s busy, and once the area sees some development it’ll take off. It has future midtown written all over it.

It's a mistake that the city isn't stepping in with some master planning beyond the wide sidewalk between the C-Train Station and mall. The area will end up with a mishmash of standards, which is fine but will lead to an inconsistent experience property to property and block to block.

 

[Surrealplaces]

It's a mistake that the city isn't stepping in with some master planning beyond the wide sidewalk between the C-Train Station and mall. The area will end up with a mishmash of standards, which is fine but will lead to an inconsistent experience property to property and block to block.

I remember there is a master plan for the area somewhere, but nothing too definitive. I suspect you're right, it'll probably end up a mish-mash of developments, which sometimes isn't too bad, but can also be bad.

 

[Surrealplaces]

It's all my own work using QGIS. The population dots are randomly located within Census blocks, with parks and hydrology excluded. The walksheds are based on OpenStreetMap data, using the QNEAT3 plugin.

Looks like an interesting tool. I like the walksheds.

 

[Beltline_B]

The area’s busy, and once the area sees some development it’ll take off. It has future midtown written all over it.

It's one of those things that will build slowly, and then at a certain point will take off. It's just a matter of when.

 

[y2kfreeyaa]

https://calgaryherald.com/business/interview-with-cadillac-fairview-chief-executive-salvatore-iacono partial permit was released yesterday

 

[Albertasaurus]

Excellent! Doesn't CF also own the City Centre office tower by Eau Claire? it'd be cool if they revisited planning the second tower as part of their attempt to diversify their asset base...

 

[Surrealplaces]

For CF investing in residential near Chinook seems like an easy win-win. Their investment also adds 590 units next to their mall, plus it could potentially be a catalyst for more development which in turn could up the value of their mall and their residential project.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Nothing like helping yourself while also building the City. Makes me think of CSEC and the potential for them to help themselves by exercising their options on the land around the new arena.

 

[Zoom]

I only wish the towers were nicer, but I’m happy to see residential going in across from Chinook. And the buildings are managed by CF I don’t expect they’ll be slum towers either.

 

[1875]

Great news however I hope the city has a long term traffic plan for that area. Even if half the residents are carless its still exasperating a terrible situation.

 

[CBBarnett]

Great news however I hope the city has a long term traffic plan for that area. Even if half the residents are carless its still exasperating a terrible situation.

What would a long-term traffic plan look like to you?

Honestly I can't imagine how 500 more locals would even be measurable from a traffic perspective in the background of Chinook Centre, where daily traffic flows from non-locals vary by the tens of thousands per day.