General Construction Updates

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I was Bridgeland yesterday and noticed that Bridgeland Crossings phase 2 is almost complete. I like the feel of entering Bridge Land off of Memorial and having those new buildings on both sides. It'll be even better once Steps is finished

 

[UrbanWarrior]

^^^ Don't forget about Radius! That should be starting up sometime this summer

 

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Forgot about Radius!

 

[Surrealplaces]

Elements in Chinatown just about finished.

 

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Kind of a funny building but it fits right into Chinatown. Have you guys heard about a new high rise proposed for Chinatown?

 

[Surrealplaces]

Meredith block in Bridgeland complete.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Test panels put up for work on 4th street underpass giving us a glimpse of what it will look like.

 

[Daveography]

^ That one-sided billboard is bothering me; the fact that it seems to be targeting a parking lot of empty cars instead of the more active street it stands over seems misguided.

Back to the positive, really interested to see the underpass project when its completed; if it makes that connection more inviting it could serve a great example for other cities with similar neighbourhood-dividing infrastructure.

 

[BKha]

The billboard is facing the parking lot and also 9th ave which is pretty busy, but yes, really ugly to look at from the underpass area

 

[Surrealplaces]

^ That one-sided billboard is bothering me; the fact that it seems to be targeting a parking lot of empty cars instead of the more active street it stands over seems misguided.

Back to the positive, really interested to see the underpass project when its completed; if it makes that connection more inviting it could serve a great example for other cities with similar neighbourhood-dividing infrastructure.

 

[Daveography]

@Surrealplaces Lol, billboard loading please wait...

 

[Surrealplaces]

Looking forward to seeing how this new underpass looks when done. If anything the new lighting will make it much brighter and pedestrians will like that.

 

[Oddball]

Looking forward to seeing how this new underpass looks when done. If anything the new lighting will make it much brighter and pedestrians will like that.

What would probably work best for cutting the divide is if there was a street which actually had attractions on both the Beltline and Downtown sides. This will help, but 4th is a generally unremarkable street on either side as it stands. 1st probably has the most life on both sides, but even it isn't great. The city needs to find some way to promote that beyond just the admittedly necessary underpass beautification.

 

[Surrealplaces]

What would probably work best for cutting the divide is if there was a street which actually had attractions on both the Beltline and Downtown sides. This will help, but 4th is a generally unremarkable street on either side as it stands. 1st probably has the most life on both sides, but even it isn't great. The city needs to find some way to promote that beyond just the admittedly necessary underpass beautification.

Agreed. I was looking forward to Place 10 being built and the change it would have on the underpass. I like the way some of the underpasses in Europe and Asia have shops and kiosks built into them.

 

[Oddball]

Agreed. I was looking forward to Place 10 being built and the change it would have on the underpass. I like the way some of the underpasses in Europe and Asia have shops and kiosks built into them.

4th definitely holds promise. There are a few things in the vicinity presently and it will soon have development on almost all the blocks immediately straddling the underpass. That's a rarity, particularly as you go west. The other thing that could help is Grosvenor's stated plans to push Mission north of 17th. Maybe in a half dozen years 4th will serve as the key north South connection.