FriendlyDrunks
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Either way it's an improvement.
BMO Centre Expansion | 25m | 5s | CMLC
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gsunnyg
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The issue is it's an improvement meant for the next 50 years or more, so I'd assume the architects would nail the effort of making this into a pedestrian-friendly concept. Calgary's always trying new fancy things to activate street life but the urban design basics from the pre 1940's is still unbeatable to this date.
outoftheice
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Am I the only one that thinks the original concept rendering was far superior to the actual final design? The final design seems to have a lot of big blank walls, especially along the west elevation.
haltcatchfire
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More renders here.
https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=146677
https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=146677
potatopizzafan
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looks pretty good, i personally think the expansion of 17th ave through through the stampede grounds is going to make the biggest difference for this area.
Urb
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The DP submission looks very good. Consider me a fan. Hopefully the Event Centre follows suit.
Mountain Man
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I like the new version better. The original would have likely required a lot of spandrel glass to work with the interior programming. What I hate is the Stampitecture part in the background clashing with the new modern part.
The expansion of 17th should be nice for events, but I would expect there to be a gate and pay booth pretty much right away as soon as you cross McLeod, so on a normal day it won't really add much. Will make a great pedestrian connection for events though, so that alone is a win.
The expansion of 17th should be nice for events, but I would expect there to be a gate and pay booth pretty much right away as soon as you cross McLeod, so on a normal day it won't really add much. Will make a great pedestrian connection for events though, so that alone is a win.
Urb
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Based on what I've seen, there will not be a gate. This would defeat the entire connectivity premise that CMLC is trying to achieve. There is street front retail planned for this corridor. Hopefully they get rid of the pay booths on Olympic Way as well.
Boring streetscape, but could be subject to change. I noticed the rendering are labeled as concept drawings.
One thing I do really like is the way the at grade LRT station flows right into the stampede grounds at grade. That alone is a huge win.
One thing I do really like is the way the at grade LRT station flows right into the stampede grounds at grade. That alone is a huge win.
Mountain Man
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Duck Lightning
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Are the booths and gates really needed? Can't they just put in pay machines that give you a ticket to put in your windshield?
haltcatchfire
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Windshield tickets is a high maintenance system for that volume of vehicles. Maybe they could do ParkPlus, but I imagine they just move a gate closer to the individual lot areas.
potatopizzafan
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I imagine the parking lots will have their own gates, and traffic can flow freely along 17th all the time, i'm pretty sure that's the whole point
Mountain Man
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Does someone have the latest Stampede master plan? Just curious if they show any detail how the streets will interact with the rest of the space.
Cyric
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The latest one I've seen is this one: https://corporate.calgarystampede.com/CS-2020-25-Strat-Plan/?page=12
Page 13 shows a map of the future state of the grounds but there isn't a ton of detail.
Page 13 shows a map of the future state of the grounds but there isn't a ton of detail.