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If there was a plan specific to Macleod Trail that went to Council i am unaware of it. I just know that in the MDP Macleod Trail is a Main Street and in the newer Heritage LAP all of the language around what the design of Macleod Trail was safeguarded it's current stroad characteristics through...

which plays directly into having the pro urban voices pushing for Elbow, Acadia, Fairmount, Southland and Heritage Drives as Main Streets instead. Which the City conveniently avoided in favour of Macleod Trail in the recent LAP. That’s how they’ve got away with having zero main streets in South...

I don’t disagree that Macleod is a lost cause without a significant reimagining, but the City isn’t communicating that they are pretending it is a Main Street which is my point. Other places have been able to convert these stroad typologies or arterials into places that move a significant volume...

Ah, widening a “Main Street” to 11 lanes wide. That seems to be right in line with our current main streets policy, the City shouldn’t work on improving that.

I really like it. Curious to see materials and execution but so much better than most were seeing in the city

Hardie Lap siding is ~$8psf, even a thin brick is like ~$25psf for the first two floors and probably like ~$30-35psf for anything above the second floor. This stripe of different coloured lap siding is an unnecessary addition that doesn't add to the design:

Good thread of discussion. I genuinely think the City has no idea what they are doing with the Main Streets policy and don’t understand what they are trying to create. The south has no decent main streets in the inner city that have a proper street wall scale, so the demand is pushed into Marda...

Good thread of discussion. I genuinely think the City has no idea what they are doing with the Main Streets policy and don’t understand what they are trying to create. The south has no decent main streets in the inner city that have a proper street wall scale, so the demand is pushed into Marda...

No irrigated planters filled with rocks, 100% of the design is how to get a garbage removal truck to the Molok garbage system that will be the centre piece of the frontage onto 17th Ave. Truly inspirational stuff. They couldn’t have extended the building forward to meet the sidewalk or used the...

My pipe dream project when I lived in North Hill is a T-bar from a ski hill to help my ass up the hill on a bike

It is pretty dull but overall it's a good scale. Another case of concrete construction not making sense so they go for wood-frame.

Advice that i gave as a private stakeholder to the Downtown planning team at the City is that they should strongly consider policy that doesn't renew food service or retail (clothing shops, corner stores, etc.) within the Plus-15 in the new LUB update. Retail and restaurant uses belong on the...

One of the things that i have noticed in conversations around mixed-use buildings (retail podium with residential above) on rental projects is that the property management companies that would naturally buy these buildings want it to be either commercial or residential. This is leading to a lot...

Only speculating, but the chances of ownership switching to Eagle Crest Construction prob about 90%.

Concrete construction is generally too expensive to support decent margins on for-sale condo projects. Margins are too low, contingency needs to be high in an inflationary environment and timeline for construction adds to the risk. Wood-frame construction is more reasonable, so sites that are...

Good god is that the stucco colour? Lol. This is why we need Form and Character Guidelines for a proper DP submission. Then the Development Authority can at least point to some architectural and urban design guidelines so that this shit is unacceptable. This is 100% multi-gen family housing...

Good god is that the stucco colour? Lol. This is why we need Form and Character Guidelines for a proper DP submission. Then the Development Authority can at least point to some architectural and urban design guidelines so that this shit is unacceptable. This is 100% multi-gen family housing...

I've read that book and i've taken classes from Max Foran, i agree it is an excellent book. Although the Stampede Board is not the only party to blame and the City of Calgary bears as much if not more responsibility, the East Victoria Park community was razed to expand the Stampede Grounds and...

I mean, how could we possibly use the Stampede lands any better? Between the BMO, Cowboys Casino, Saddledome, Stampede lands/buildings and areas that are geared towards surface parking for those events, we've only seemingly committed about 258 acres of inner-city, riverfront land to...

It is perfect, i love Certus projects. Wish they were doing more residential projects, or even just more projects in general as they don't really miss imo