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It really looks denser than a few years ago, especially the few blocks north of 17th ave between 9th and 6th st

You’re right. I just had a cerveza on top of “las setas” last year. It reminds me of a pergola.

I’m loving that joinery

Wow! This is turning out very well

Alpine shrubs seem like a good rooftop choice, but if they can keep those trees full of leaves I’ll be very happy.

Whatever gets the entire line open soonest

It is nice. Folks will probably compare it to toronto’s Streetcars with ROW: St Claire, Spadina, Waterfront, etc. Hopefully it connects well with GO and VIA. Good for KW.

It will also be a good day when the parking lot in the foreground is gone

Late to the convo, but here’s my $0.02: It really should be a mix of densities, and every single design element should aim to promote walking, biking, and transit use. Often low to medium rise buildings are better at this than high rises. Retail and mixed use are great at promoting these modes...

A grid of Lowrise apartments like that reminds me of Boston's Back Bay.

My thoughts exactly. They almost need a Reno before the first tenants. Taller, brighter, glassier, less strip-mally. They'll be lucky to sign booster juice.

The CRL will work if they can attract a lot of residential and hotel investment. The timing might be right with supply in the east village and beltline beginning to shorten, but unlike the EV, there won't be a massive investment like the Bow to instantly convince us we did the right thing...

I think that's a great idea. Raise the street wall a level on both sides of MacLeod. Have the train and MacLeod at grade. "Flood proofing". You could add MacLeod car access at 24th ave and keep 25th ave as a boulevard connection Mission, Elrton, Stampede, Ramsay, Manchester, and Blackfoot. It...

Also, is there no way to maintain 25th ave as a throughway?

Also, B is terrible.

A or C. Between these two, A seems costlier but with more efficient through traffic; but C has the interesting advantages of potentially decreasing the distance to the 25th ave crossing (to Erlton and Mission) AND the 3rd st access to the Stampede, which will probably be the major...

Adding on to what @JasperTF said, I think rail transit to the parks could have some important environmental and economic impacts beyond the obvious (insert typical transit vs cars stats on hydrocarbon combustion). 1) Visitors would arriving by train would be more densely concentrated around...

I'm a fan of anything like this that might provide lasting city revenue. A modest cost to build, years of rental income to follow. I mean, right now it's just wasted space. Alternatively, that would be a decent place for a gym.

"Pipe" dream, indeed. They should literally build a glass pipe through city hall. Let it be 100% outdoors in the pipe and offer a figuratively and literally transparent look into city politics. Think Rijksmuseum, but glass.