CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
It is the width of the podium the podium to the alley, with No Frills serviced by the alley. Not sure what else could go in along 9th... or who would want to? Probably a liquor store and pot shop.
Its right off 11th street where the train crossing is, which makes more sense for people who may walk over from the beltline rather than going to Co-op.bad placement in the far west end. considering they havent had a tenant forever why not put it on the east side closer to more potential homes. seems they cant do anything sensibly.
February 2025 update on this... your heads might explode and the recommendation. In a good way.11th street where the train crossing
If you're not going to use it for cars, why not just close it and put a much smaller Wheeling/Walking underpass for a 1/100th of the cost?I used to live a couple of blocks away (with kids) from there, and used that intersection to bike, drive, and walk all the time. That street is wide enough to accommodate everyone safety, and separating the three modes is a great idea. Removing car access though is needlessly shooting ourselves in the foot and just adding a bottleneck elsewhere. Giving people more and safer transportation options in the inner city is great... removing one for no good reason would be a step backward, and honestly the type of annoying actions that makes many people hate urban planners.
I would be using that to commute on my bike, and I don't want to have to dodge kids running between the playground and slide. I do also understand that is a very busy road for cars and is one of a few connections between the downtown west end and the beltline, so why close it off? If we want a playground in the area I'm sure there is a section of Cowboys Park (hate that name lol) that could accommodate.Something I've noticed, people opposed to prioritizing public space over cars typically:
1) Drive for most errands and tasks and
2) Radically underestimate the number of Calgarians that walk or cycle for most tasks.
Personally speaking, I live in the area, never drive on 11th St. and welcome any additional public space without cars whizzing by. Older Calagarians would be surprised to learn that this sort of lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular.
Closing off this one road to Cars won't put us into gridlockalypse. Heck, we could close a quarter of downtown Calgary roads and still have one of the most car friendly Downtowns among cities above 1mil.
Makes me think of this stretch of Kensington road that the city blocked off just for the hell of it. No driving, no parking, no bike lane, just barricades for the sake of barricades.I used to live a couple of blocks away (with kids) from there, and used that intersection to bike, drive, and walk all the time. That street is wide enough to accommodate everyone safety, and separating the three modes is a great idea. Removing car access though is needlessly shooting ourselves in the foot and just adding a bottleneck elsewhere. Giving people more and safer transportation options in the inner city is great... removing one for no good reason would be a step backward, and honestly the type of annoying actions that makes many people hate urban planners.
I think this was a traffic calming exercise after several pedesrian collisions along that stretch:Makes me think of this stretch of Kensington road that the city blocked off just for the hell of it. No driving, no parking, no bike lane, just barricades for the sake of barricades.
Let’s pave the park next door and put a playground where the road is!Putting a playground there seems incredibly stupid to me. Allow for cars and active modes, but get rid of this "destination" nonsense.