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CalgaryTiger said:
Again there was engagement, we just haven't seen a design. Even when we do we won't be able to change anything about it so I think not seeing a design is fine. Although I should remind myself where I'm writing this, a development forum that loves to critique design...
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Critiquing design is all I have to offer!

Honestly I don't really care about the public engagement part that much...I just like seeing purdy pictures.
 
Urb said:
Plaza design to be annouced April 7th
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Are you taking UBST 451 this semester by any chance? We had a guest lecturer this week that spilled the same beans hehe.

No details though, other than the skating rink is coming back!
 
TooBizzy said:
Are you taking UBST 451 this semester by any chance? We had a guest lecturer this week that spilled the same beans hehe.

No details though, other than the skating rink is coming back!
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I mean that is a pretty huge detail. People were really worried about the skating rink.
 
I'm still worried about the skating rink! 😄
My concern is that any flat surface can be made into a skating rink if it's cold enough. To my knowledge Olympic Plaza was the only outdoor rink in the city that had an ice plant to chill the rink. It meant that when almost any other outdoor rink in the city had melted away, Olympic Plaza was still usable. I worry that the new design won't have an ice plant, won't have storage space for a zamboni and will go from a premier outdoor rink to a space in a plaza that sometimes gets flooded and frozen on the off chance the weather gets cold enough for long enough.
 
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Yeah, unless we're talking Christmas time, I'm not a huge fan of coniferous trees in urban settings either. The addition of greenery is nice, but because they are so bottom heavy, they take up too much space and you can't really use them for cover/shade.

Really wish the north side of the Plaza was more interesting...it's so bleak and beige.
 
Col du Edworthy said:
Removing the spruce trees here is already a big win for me. Not everyone's opinion but they are not one of my favourite urban trees.
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Agree 100% They're good in some areas where you have a lot of space and want to generate some tree cover, but generally they aren't very good in most areas. The bulk of the foliage is at the bottom, whereas with deciduous trees the bulk is at the top, allowing visibility and better shade.

A place where they do work is something like along the Deerfoot. There's a small forest that's been growing for about 15 years and been filling in decently with both deciduous and coniferous trees. Once the conifers are in they seem to give enough shade and windblock to allow other trees to sprout up.

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Totally agree on going for leafy trees in urban contexts. Love this infill forest approach for any other area - it's a slow process but so worth it. If nothing happens to those trees in Nose Creek, we got another Fish Creek-caliber forest pathway park in about 50 years.
 
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