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[badc0ffee]

Currently, the population surrounding the West District is just over 119,000 people within a five-kilometre radius. CBRE says this is anticipated to increase to 160,700 by 2033, growth of 135 per cent in 10 years.

That is definitely 35% growth, not 135%. The second number is 135% of the first, but that's not the same as 135% more.

Makes me question the other numbers in the article, and whether the author or the editor understand what a percentage is.

 

[MichaelS]

One thing about west district is everything has been concrete over all wood in university district.

Are you referring to building construction? If so, it is a mix in both. In West District, the only fully concrete buildings are:
- Gateway 1 &2
- Plaza 1 & 2
- Oak & Olive
- Parkside
- The Quarters / HQ

Wood frame are:
- Mulberry
- Newberry 1 & 2
- Adelaide 1 & 2
- Mondrian 1 &2

I presume Wellington 1 &2 will be wood frame, and The Rise will be perhaps a mix of both, with the southern 6 storey portion being wood, and the tower portion being concrete.

 

[Surrealplaces]

West District may be a while to catch up on U/D, and may never fully catch up as U/D has a couple of advantages right off the start. It's beside a 38,000 student university, and a hospital. It's also in the middle of a large area of established residential that doesn't have a lot of retail options if you're not into going to Market Mall. West District is at the edge of the city and not far from other existing retail clusters.

That said, W/D will be fine. Broadcast Ave will be the anchor for the area, and will be busy. Between that and Radio Park, the area will be a busy place.

 

[BobtheDog]

Are you referring to building construction? If so, it is a mix in both. In West District, the only fully concrete buildings are:
- Gateway 1 &2
- Plaza 1 & 2
- Oak & Olive
- Parkside
- The Quarters / HQ

Wood frame are:
- Mulberry
- Newberry 1 & 2
- Adelaide 1 & 2
- Mondrian 1 &2

I presume Wellington 1 &2 will be wood frame, and The Rise will be perhaps a mix of both, with the southern 6 storey portion being wood, and the tower portion being concrete.

Yes both Wellington buildings will be wood frame. They are massive, 208 units each. I do like that 60% of the units will be 2 bedroom or larger.

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

[Surrealplaces]

Wellington

Radio Park

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

[JesseLikesCities]

Couple more towers up there would be amazing! But other than that, WD is really coming together nicely.

 

[The Familia]

UD and WV look like they will be really solid areas. Pretty cool that Calgary is starting to pull off these master planned areas properly. Seton and Trinity Hills....they look mediocre in comparison.

 

[lemongrab]

UD and WV look like they will be really solid areas. Pretty cool that Calgary is starting to pull off these master planned areas properly. Seton and Trinity Hills....they look mediocre in comparison.

IMO Currie Barracks deserves some praise, too. A lot less mixed use than WD and UD (which makes sense given proximity to Marda Loop), but what it does have is a lot funkier given the military building re-use. A few gyms, Wild Rose brewery, another distillery brewpub, a small inn/restaurant, and it looks like a new chiro/wellness place, too. Obviously some unique limitations, but it'll be interesting to see how it continues to evolve. The new park at Richmond Greens and connecting Quesnay Wood Dr to 33rd will be a game changer.

Big opportunities for the stretch along Richardson Way and Richard Rd be even more dense...maybe even some towers?

 

[kora]

Why is there a death star in the middle of this whole development? And that looks a Tie fighter in front of the pond

 

[CBBarnett]

IMO Currie Barracks deserves some praise, too. A lot less mixed use than WD and UD (which makes sense given proximity to Marda Loop), but what it does have is a lot funkier given the military building re-use. A few gyms, Wild Rose brewery, another distillery brewpub, a small inn/restaurant, and it looks like a new chiro/wellness place, too. Obviously some unique limitations, but it'll be interesting to see how it continues to evolve. The new park at Richmond Greens and connecting Quesnay Wood Dr to 33rd will be a game changer.

Big opportunities for the stretch along Richardson Way and Richard Rd be even more dense...maybe even some towers?

Currie is a weird one - something about the era of planning plus the timing and complexity of execution resulted in the interesting - but underwhelming - progress so far. The end vision is pretty interesting and could be quite good, just the execution and momentum dragged it's unclear to me that we will ever see it.

Their first mistake was leading with that wild, one-off round-about interchange at Flanders Ave. It's a very suburban way of developing, getting distracted by the major, expensive car-oriented infrastructure that is "required", losing focus on the actual delivery of the cool neighbourhood that's the whole point. The design itself set the wrong tone and remains woefully car-oriented, in complete contrast to the neighbourhood vision and the existing context of something far more walkable and urban.

Complaints aside, the area has a great opportunity and is such a central location. Demand for housing in the inner SW has been strong for 30 years, Richmond Green redevelopment is a big opportunity too. Now just got to refocus to build the neighbourhood that all this effort was for in the first place!

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Currie is a weird one - something about the era of planning plus the timing and complexity of execution resulted in the interesting - but underwhelming - progress so far. The end vision is pretty interesting and could be quite good, just the execution and momentum dragged it's unclear to me that we will ever see it.

Their first mistake was leading with that wild, one-off round-about interchange at Flanders Ave. It's a very suburban way of developing, getting distracted by the major, expensive car-oriented infrastructure that is "required", losing focus on the actual delivery of the cool neighbourhood that's the whole point. The design itself set the wrong tone and remains woefully car-oriented, in complete contrast to the neighbourhood vision and the existing context of something far more walkable and urban.

Complaints aside, the area has a great opportunity and is such a central location. Demand for housing in the inner SW has been strong for 30 years, Richmond Green redevelopment is a big opportunity too. Now just got to refocus to build the neighbourhood that all this effort was for in the first place!

There are two anthem condos coming closer to MRU and there is another one coming close to Veranda and across the street from the massive old folks complex. They seem to be smaller and not city-building projects that section of Currie requires to take off.

 

[lemongrab]

Their first mistake was leading with that wild, one-off round-about interchange at Flanders Ave.

What was the reasoning on that? I used to live nearby and have used both iterations of the interchange a ton, but the reconstruction happened while I was living in Mordor (Edmonton).

 

[lemongrab]

IMO Currie nailed with a labyrinth of narrow streets while building excellent walking connections throughout. Connections beyond its borders leave a lot to be desired, but that has to do with the weird mix of stuff around.

I'm not sure if the east side of higher density will ever feel consistent/harmonious, but that's also kinda what I like about it...the gradual reduction of military presence lends a certain charming quirkiness. It's disjointed and piecemeal, but I find it oddly appealing.

Their first mistake was leading with that wild, one-off round-about interchange at Flanders Ave. It's a very suburban way of developing, getting distracted by the major, expensive car-oriented infrastructure that is "required", losing focus on the actual delivery of the cool neighbourhood that's the whole point. The design itself set the wrong tone and remains woefully car-oriented, in complete contrast to the neighbourhood vision and the existing context of something far more walkable and urban.

After chewing on this for a few minutes I'm going to disagree. Don't get me wrong - it totally sucks - but I actually think this is the least worst of all the terrible ways to cross a freeway (aside from a ped overpass, which still has its own flaws). Flanders benefits from relatively low volumes, but the key here is that vehicle speeds are inherently limited. And as a pedestrian you never really have to wait...at least not for a signal to change; you certainly can't expect driver compliance, but that's true at signalized intersections at this point, too. All of the usual traffic circle benefits apply - driver attention stays mostly forward and the crossing happens before they're looking to their left. And the amount of pedestrian detour isn't really any more than any other interchange.

Car-centric or not, I've found that vehicle speeds stay down which I really think is the most important thing. While the fewest cars possible is optimal, I'd prefer a steady stream of cars <45 kph over a few cars sporadically whipping by at 65kph. Currie can be a bit of a zoo around school drop/pickup times (especially right now with ever changing construction), but at least the cars are slow.